Operatives of the Oyo State Police Command have arrested at least five suspects over alleged illegal possession of firearms, DAILY POST reports.
The suspects were apprehended in Ibadan, the state capital.
The command disclosed this in a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade.
The statement was made available to DAILY POST on Friday.
According to Ayanlade, the suspects were arrested following an intelligence -led operation at Oke Labo area of Ibadan.
He identified the suspects arrested as: Ijo Lekan, Abdulateef Ishola, Idowu Rasheed, Azeez Olalekan and Seun Adeniran.
Ayanlade also disclosed that the police also recovered some items from the suspects as exhibits.
He added that the suspects are currently in police custody.
“Acting promptly on the intelligence, the detectives moved to the location and conducted a search of a building at Oke Labo, Ibadan, leading to the arrest of five suspects identified as Ijo Lekan, Abdulateef Ishola, Idowu Rasheed, Azeez Olalekan and Seun Adeniran while other suspects connected to the operation remain at large.”
The operation also led to the recovery of one locally made pistol and seven live cartridges.
