The Particular Guns and Techniques, SWAT, Squad of the Ogun State Police Command has arrested a suspected cultist and recovered two in the community made pistols, 3 are living cartridges and a combat awl in intelligence-led operations in Sango-Ota.
The suspect, Okiki Muhammed Adewusi, 26, popularly referred to as “Baba Obo”, was once arrested within the Ore space of Atan, by way of operatives of SWAT Base 7, Abule Iroko.
This was once contained in a observation issued on Wednesday by way of the Police Public Family members Officer, PPRO, of the Command, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi.
Babaseyi mentioned the suspect was once arrested at about 8:00 pm on Monday and a seek of his place of abode ended in the restoration of 1 in the community made pistol and 3 are living cartridges.
In step with him, initial investigation signifies that the suspect admitted to being a member of the Eiye Confraternity.
“In a swift follow-up operation on Tuesday at about 6:30 a.m., data got from the suspect led operatives to a separate location, the place a 2nd in the community made pistol and a combat awl have been recovered,” the observation added.
Babaseyi mentioned the operation underscores the Command’s choice to pursue actionable intelligence past arrests and save you unhealthy guns from ultimate in movement.
He mentioned efforts are ongoing to apprehend different suspected contributors and get better further guns.
The observation additionally quoted the State Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, as commending the operatives for his or her vigilance and professionalism, reaffirming the Command’s choice to dismantle felony networks and curb unlawful ownership of firearms.
CP Ojajuni recommended citizens to supply well timed and credible data on suspected felony actions, assuring that the Command would proceed to behave decisively to give protection to lives and belongings around the state.