The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a suspect and recovered a locally fabricated pistol, a live cartridge and suspected illicit drugs during a stop-and-search operation in Ibadan.
The Command’s spokesperson, CSP Adewale Osifeso, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday.
According to him, operatives attached to the Bodija Housing Police Division intercepted three men riding a Bajaj motorcycle along Oshuntokun Avenue in Bodija at about 9:30 p.m. on July 11.
Osifeso said one of the suspects threw a small bag into a nearby drainage while two others fled with the motorcycle. The third suspect, identified as Hammed Lateef, was apprehended.
A search of the discarded bag led to the recovery of a locally fabricated pistol, one live cartridge, sachets containing substances suspected to be Tramadol and a passport photograph believed to belong to one of the fleeing suspects.
The police said investigations were ongoing and efforts had been intensified to track down the remaining suspects.
Commissioner of Police, Johnson Adenola, reaffirmed the command’s commitment to intelligence-led policing and urged residents to continue providing credible information to security agencies.
