Illegal arms dealers nabbed with 10,000 live cartridges – TheNigerialawyer

The Oyo State Police Command, on Thursday, paraded four
unauthorised arms dealers caught with 10,000 live cartridges.

The cartridges, according to the Commissioner of Police, Shina
Olukolu, were discovered following a tip-off.

He said they were meant to be supplied to criminal elements in
the state.

Olukolu, who paraded 23 other suspects at a press conference,
advised residents of the state to be wary of criminals and be
security conscious, especially during the approaching festive
period. He also asked them to be mindful of the persons they
transact business with to avoid being swindled.

The arms dealers, who were arrested on July 23 at the Oke-Bola
area of Ibadan, were identified as Adekunle Abimbola, Abel Kojo,
Mukaila Ariyo and Ade Adebayo.

While confessing that they had no licence to trade in arms and
ammunition, the suspects, however, denied that the items were meant
for armed robbers and bandits, they said hunters were their
clients.

The CP insisted that the pieces of ammunition were being
supplied to armed robbers, adding that the suspects would be made
to face the full wrath of the law.

He credited the aggressive drive of the state police command and
sustainable community policing strategy for the arrest of the
suspects.

Olukolu stated, “The officers and men under my watch have
continued to put up spirited efforts to ensure high level of
professionalism and tolerance when carrying out their
constitutional responsibility of the protection of lives and
property.

“Without mincing words, criminals in Oyo State have not had a
safe haven to carry out their dastardly acts of unleashing terror
on innocent citizens due to constant raids and routine patrols of
all nooks and crannies.”

The CP also paraded 21 other criminal suspects, who were nabbed
by the personnel of the command in various locations across the
state.

Among the suspects were two young ladies in whose possession was
found one double-barrelled pistol.

They were said to be travelling from Mushin in Lagos State to
Iseyin area of Oyo State allegedly to carry out criminal
operations.

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