Oyo police arrest five suspected armed robbers in Ibadan raid

Recover firearms, criminal charms

From Taiwo Oluwadare, Ibadan
The Oyo State Police Command has announced the arrest of five suspected members of an armed robbery syndicate following a midnight intelligence-led operation in Ibadan, during which firearms, ammunition and suspected criminal charms were recovered.
According to a statement issued on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, the operation was carried out in the early hours of June 12, 2026, at the residence of one Surajudeen Babatunde Adio, popularly known as “Surii Ilupeju”, located in the Gbeku area of Olodo, Ibadan.
The police said operatives, acting on credible intelligence as part of...