Crimes/Tragedy

Police In Kwara Recover Arms, Ammunition, Criminal Items From Hoodlum

Kwara State Police Command has recovered some arms, Ammunition and other criminal items from a fleeing hóodlums.

This is contained in a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Okasanmi Ajayi in Ilorin and made available to Choicereporters.

“The good people of Kwara State will recall that the command issued a statement assuring citizens and residents of the state of their security and safety throughout the holiday season.

“The promise prompted Cp Paul Odama, psc (+), to marshal some strategies to ensure a secure Kwara State.

“Thankfully, one of the major results of the strategy was recorded on December 31, 2022, at about 2300 hrs, along the Bode Sadu axis of Moro LGA, when a detachment of policemen detailed to monitor the axis sighted and flagged down a Bajaj motorcycle operator for a routine check.

“Surprisingly, the rider of the motorcycle jumped down from the motorcycle and ran into the bush.

“A search of the bag tied to the motorcycle revealed its contents, which include,
1. Two AK-47 rifles;
2. Seven empty magazines
3. Fifty rounds of AK-47 live ammunition. 4. Three Techno handsets;
5. Eleven telephone handset batteries;
6. Criminal charms;
7. clothes,
8. and the sum of two hundred and fifty-five thousand Naira (N255,000.00).

“Efforts to arrest the fleeing suspect, who is strongly believed to be one of the kidnappers operating around the border towns of Ekiti, Kogi, and Kwara States are ongoing,” Ajayi said in the statement.

The Commissioner of Police, Kwara State, has promised to exert the necessary pressure to see that the fleeing suspects and his gang members are arrested.

The CP solicited the support of members of the public to always give police information and report all strange activities around them to the public.

He further assured the citizens of the determination of the command to uphold the status of Kwara State as a state of harmony. He wished the good people of Kwara State a happy and more secure new year.
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