Writing By Ali Muhammad Rabiu; Editing By Godwin Duru
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested suspected armed robbers and cult members operating within the Amoyo axis of Ilorin.
In a statement , the command Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejinre -Adeyemi says the arrest is a major breakthrough in the commands sustained fight against violent crime.
According to it , following a report received at Amoyo Division concerning an armed robbery incident at Kabba Kajola Junction, swift intelligence-driven operations led to the arrest of Abdulazeez Isiaq alias Pumpin and Rilwan Mohammed, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend another suspect currently at large.
It says preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects assaulted their victims, forcefully took them to an uncompleted building used as a hideout, where they threatened to kill them and dispossessed them of valuables .
The statement explains that a locally made pistol and one of the stolen phones were subsequently recovered from the suspects, who have confessed to the crime.
It says the suspects will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigation.
ALI MUHAMMAD RABIU
