The Oyo State Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers and recovered locally made pistol and live cartridges around Sumal roundabout in Ibadan. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Ibadan. Ayanlade said that the command’s …
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The Oyo State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the gruesome murder and robbery of a family at Oloba Village, Lagelu Local Government Area of Ibadan. The spokesperson for the command, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, disclosed this in a statement on 6th October, 2026. According to the PPRO, …
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The Oyo State Police Command has arrested 10 suspected merchants of human parts and recovered suspected body parts and charms. The Command’s Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday in Ibadan. Ayanlade said that the suspects were …
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The Oyo State Police Command has arrested 11 students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, suspected to be members of the dreaded Eiye Confraternity and recovered firearms, ammunition, and other dangerous weapons. The development, according to a statement released by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, in …
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Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a 60-year-old man in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The victim was kidnapped on Saturday while on his way to his residence. The incident occurred at Jinarere, Alakia in Ibadan. Public Relations Officer of the State Police command, Olayinka Ayanlade, when contacted, confirmed …
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THE Oyo State Police Command has arrested a 33-year-old suspected armed robber, Atanda Lateef, who confessed that his gang targeted bank customers carrying polythene bags believed to contain large sums of money. Lateef was apprehended on Wednesday at Imalefalafia area of Ibadan, while his gang leader, identified as Monday, was …
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THE Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mr Femi Haruna, has imposed restriction of movement in Ibadan North, Ibadan North East, and Ibadan South-West during the Aug. 16 Ibadan North Federal Constituency by-election. Haruna stated this at a media briefing organised by the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) …
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The Police Command in Oyo state says it has rescued 19 Ghanaian victims of alleged trafficking through a targeted operation. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Adewale Osifeso, made this known in a statement in Ibadan on Sunday. He said that the victims, who were young nationals from Ghana, comprise 14 men …
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THE Oyo State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the death of three schoolgirls who were crushed by a truck in Kukumada area of Ibadan, on the new Ibadan/Ife Expressway. A source in the command told Zagazola Makama that the tragic incident occurred about 7:30 a.m. and involved a Volvo mini …
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The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested two suspects over alleged exhumation of corpses and sale of their parts to ritualists. The Command’s Public Relations Officer Adewale Osifeso made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Ibadan. He said that the arrest of the …
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