The Oyo State Police Command has arrested six suspected armed criminals in the Ikoyi-Ile area of Orire Local Government.
In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr AdewaleOsifeso, the suspects were linked to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping, and other violent crimes that had terrorized the Ikoyi-Ile community.
Mr Osifeso said key members of the gang were apprehended in the Igbo-Awe Forest, near Iboran Village.
Items recovered from them include one AK-47 rifle with 15 rounds of ammunition, two mobile phones, four empty magazines, a Nigerian Army jungle hat, a life jacket, and a pair of army uniforms.
The police spokesman urged residents to report any suspicious activities promptly to help security agencies prevent crime across the state.
Police in Oyo state have caught up with another suspect in possession of human head and other parts of human body.
The suspect was paraded alongside other suspects at the Police headquarters, Eleyele Ibadan by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Adewale Osifeso
Mr Osifeso said the suspect, Hassan Kolawole resides around Ogbere-tioya Area, Ibadan in Ona-ara Local Govt Area Oyo state.
The PPRO explained that the suspect who was caught in possession of items suspected to be Fresh Human Head and Two Hands said they were given to him by one Tijani Waheed who is presently at large.
He explained further that the suspect said he was an Alfa as well as a native doctor and Waheed came to him for rituals which required the usage of human parts.
The Police Spokesman said another suspect, Dauda Olayide was apprehended for allegedly shooting one Ayoola on his right leg at a recreation spot at Monganna area of Ibadan.
He said the suspect voluntarily confessed that he purchased the gun used in shooting the victim on from one Alao, a member of a local vigilante group adding that after the shooting incident, he hid the gun under his bed for Two (2) weeks before he eventually handed it over to his brother, with instructions to keep the gun in his custody.
Speaking with journalists at the Police Headquarters Eleyele Ibadan, Olayide said he hid the gun from people because he was scared of the consequences of his action.
The PPRO said the Command’s Anti – Cultism Squad also busted some suspected hoodlums cultist who use a building at Gbekuba Area Apata Ibadan as their hideout.
The seven suspects who were in possession of items suspected to be Hard drugs like Colorado, Loud smoke, Marley Smoke, and dangerous weapons such as an Improvised gun and a dual face axe made of iron were apprehended. “
Preliminary investigations further revealed that the apartment was owned by one Oluwafemi Johnson ‘m’ alleged to be involved with the sales of hard drugs.”
“ Other suspects apprehended in possession of banned substances suspected to be hard drugs and other dangerous weapons include; Lawal Olawunmi ‘m’, Ojo Babatunde ‘m’ Ogidan Oladele ‘m’, Kazeem Olajide ‘m’, Kenneth Chibueze ‘m’, Kolade Hassan ‘m’” Alakuro Temitope ‘M’ while in the process of snatching a Boxer Bajaj Motorcycle with Registration Number NRK 754 QW from its owner.
Exhibits found with the suspects include ONE BOXER BAJAJ REG. NO NRK 754 QW 2. IMPROVISED GUN 3. DUAL FACED AXE 4. HARD DRUGS ( SEVENTEEN (17) WRAPS OF WEED & FIFTY – THREE (53) WRAPS OF COLORADO) 5. ONE (1) HP LAPTOP 6.ONE (1) HUMAN HEAD 7. TWO (2) .
The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mr Adebola Hamzat says the Command would continue to uphold its statutory responsibilities of protecting lives and property without prejudice to background, orientation, philosophy or association.
The Commissioner of Police in Oyo state, Mr. Adebola Hamzat stated this while parading over forty suspected criminals who were arrested for various offences at the Police Headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan.
The 45th Commissioner of Police in the state said as the lead agency in internal security, the command would adopt a holistic approach in tackling security challenges in the State.
He noted that as part of modalities emplaced in achieving the above, the Oyo State Police Command has comprehensively rejigged its Security Architecture to accommodate more veritable and actionable tools to clampdown on criminal elements through the adoption of a strategic 4-POINT ACTION PLAN.
The Police Commissioner said this includes; Robust Inter-Agency Collaborations, Enhanced Community Policing, Advance Intelligence & Technology-Driven policing and capacity-building for Police Officers in operational competence, rule of law and respect for human rights.
“The Oyo State Police Command is not oblivious of the State’s security challenges conditioned by population explosion, massive migrations from the rural to urban settlements and gigantic landmass.”
“Worthy of note is that, crime and criminality are conceived and executed within every society by some unscrupulous members of same. Hence, the need for improved co-operation among the citizenry and scalable community policing engagements for swift Policing interventions.”
” To our immediate family, the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), I wish to humbly use this medium to acknowledge your immesurable contributions and reassure you that we shall further consolidate on the existing relationship while soliciting your continued collaboration and support”.
” In addition, I assure the revered members of fourth estate of the realm a cordial Police-Media Relationship acknowledging them as worthy partners in the business of perception and image management.”
The Police boss in Oyo State said the Command under his watch would create a firm security architecture with the assurances of making the state unhabitable for criminal elements as they are advised to either retrace their steps or exit the State permanently as the state woukd not be a Safe-haven for criminals.
Mr Hamzat stated further that the Command was looking forward to formidable partnerships and strong collaborations with residents and the great citizens of the Pacesetter State to collectively wage war against insecurity bedevilling the society.
He who said collaborative efforts of the Nigeria Police and the law abiding citizens were instrumental to the achievements being recorded by the Command under his watch, solicited more continued cooperation in tackling crimes and criminality in the State.
Parading the suspects on behalf of the Commissioner of police, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr Adewale Osifeso said the suspects were arrested for various offences ranging from armed robbery, car theft, kidnapping, conspiracy, Cultism to baby harvesting.
He said cars, motorcycles, and baby factory items, were recovered alongside guns, live cartridges, locally made pistols and cutlasses from the suspects.
Speaking on a case of harvesting of a day- old baby girl who was born by a teenager in Oyo town, the PPRO said, the baby was deceptively taken to Abia State for sale at the sum of Seven Hundred Thousand Naira by the biological father of the teenage girl and was later arrested along with his accomplices after thorough investigation by the Police.
Some of the suspects who confessed to the allegations levelled against them blamed their actions on the poor economy of the country and promised to turn a new leaf if pardon.
Mr Osifeso said the crimes were committed within the State and warned that its operatives would not relent until the criminals retrace their steps or permanently relocate out of the state.
“In cases of emergency, the Command can always be reached through these emergency numbers: 615(Toll free) (OYO STATE SECURITY TRUST FUND), Oyo State Command emergency lines 07055495413, 08081768614 and recently introduced Police VGS Emergency response App”.
Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, Mr Adebola Hamzat has ordered the immediate deployment of Command’s operational, intelligence and tactical assets towards the overall success of the Egungun festivities in the state.
This is contains in a statement signs in Ibadan by the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Adewale Osifeso.
It states that Police Command wishes to inform the general public that it has concluded plans to effectively secure residents and good citizens alike following the “Suspension-lift order” on the Annual Egungun Festivities by the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Senator Lekan Balogun, CFR, Alli Okunmade II.
It states further that residents shall witness high octane patrols, intelligence led stop and search and technology enhanced surveillance duties during the build-up to the commencement of the next phase of the festivities.
It also assures the general public to go about their lawful businesses without fear of harassment or molestation, and warned against breaching the relative tranquility enjoyed in the State by agents of mischief.
The Command further advises Parents, Guardians and leaders of influence in the society to prevail on their Children, Wards and Proteges against being used by criminal elements to disrupt the processions in a bid to create panic and blood-letting as heavy sanctions would be meted out on any one found culpable in accordance with relevant laws.
The councillor representing Ward 10, Ibadan South East Local Government Area in Oyo State under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Sulaimon Ariyibi and two others (yet-to-be-identified) have been shot dead.
A source said the trio were allegedly shot by some hoodlums suspected to be working for a political party.
Mr Ariyibi was said to have been attacked and killed in his house at Ile Tuntun area of Ibadan in the presence of his wife and children.
The councillor and the other two others were confirmed dead upon arrival at the State Hospital, Adeoyo, Ring Road in Ibadan.
Speaking with journalists at the hospital, the Federal lawmaker representing Ibadan South East/North East Federal constituency, Mr Abass Adigun explained that the deceased men were earlier with him on a campaign tour around Ile Tuntun- Idi Arere, Ibadan.
Mr Adigun who said he noticed some people suspected to be hoodlums pelting them with sachet of water and stones, explained that the next thing he saw was lifeless bodies of the trio. Confirming the incident, Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP. Adewale Osifeso said investigations had begun to unravel what really went down.
Meanwhile, the remains of the deceased persons have been deposited at State Hospital Adeoyo, Ring Road, Ibadan.
The Nigeria Police Force, Oyo State Command has apprehended two suspected ritualists with nine human heads and fresh intestines.
Police Public Relations Officer in Oyo State, Mr Adewale Osifeso paraded the two suspected ritualists, Kunle Oyewole and Morufat Safiu alongside other suspected criminals at the police headquarters Eleyele Ibadan.
Mr Osifeso explained that intelligence gathering carried out by a team of policemen attached to the Command Monitoring Unit, uncovered the criminal activities of some notorious hoodlums who specialize in selling human skulls and other vital human organs for ritual purposes in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Sequel to this discovery, he said the operatives of Monitoring Unit cracked down on the ritualists in their hideout at Orita Aperin area of Ibadan.
The police PRO said eleven members of the criminal gang who later identified themselves as; Ibrahim Sherif, Afeez Yinusa, Abdulraheem Muritala, Tutilawa Tijani, Olasupo Akeem, Oyewole Kunle, Adediran Ismail, Wahab Ismail, Safiu Morufat, Kazeem Tawa And Kazeem Rukayat were arrested in their hideouts.
Upon interrogation, the suspects confessed to the crime and explained that the dry human skulls were harvested from corpses at burial grounds while the fresh human head and fresh body organs were harvested from persons after being illegally killed by their kingpin, Safiu Ramon a.k.a Amuludun who is now at large.
The Police spokesman said investigation was now in progress to arrest the fleeing suspect.
Also, the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad busted a Notorious Kidnap Kingpin, Usman Muhammadu aka one “Yellow” and his infamous criminal gang who had concluded coordinated plans to abduct two Chinese nationals en-route their mining site along Olaiya Village, road, Iganna.
The PRO said in the process of terminating the nefarious act, the Anti-Kidnapping Squad in a joint operation with other security teams, pursued and engaged the criminal gang in a gun duel which resulted in the neutralization of the ring leader who was adorned in camouflage fits at the time of his death.
Similarly, operatives of the command attached to Iseyin Divisional Headquarters reacted to distress call implying that rampaging hoodlums had invaded a house around Oluwole Iseyin axis, attacking and inflicting gunshot injuries on some of the residents while one female adult lost her life in the process and the criminals escaped.
Other suspected criminals who were also paraded confessed to the crime levelled against them and pleaded for leniency.
Mr Osifeso said the suspects would soon be charged to court after investigations were concluded.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mr Adebowale Williams, has applauded the cooperation from residents and other critical stakeholders towards the peaceful conduct of last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections.
Mr Williams assured that stringent and more pre-emptive actions towards protection of lives and property would be deployed towards the success of the March 11th, 2023 Gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections.
The police commissioner noted that the command in concert with members of the Interparty-Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) and other relevant sister agencies would continue to protect lives and properties of residents and its subset electorates in Oyo State.
Mr Willimas also reminded residents that the Operational Conduct of accredited security operatives for election shall be premised on professionalism and zero-political interference.
In the same vein, he said activities of agents of mischief who specialize in peddling fake and unverified news would be addressed in accordance with sec 24(1)(b) of the Cybercrime Prohibition Act of 2015.
He noted that in a bid to ensure a safe, secure and conducive environment for elections in the interest of Public Order, the extant ban on use of sirens, revolving light, covered number plates inclusive of vehicular restrictions during the elections and presence of security escorts to Polling Units in company of their various principals remains in force with defaulters risking heavy sanctions in accordance with the law.
He added that the Oyo State Police Command remains unwavering in its quest for a safer and saner society, as evidenced by the successes achieved during the period in view.
“In case of emergency, the Command can always be reached through these emergency control room numbers; 615 (toll free) (Oyo State Security Trust Fund), and Oyo State Police Command emergency lines 07055495413 and 08081768614. NPF rescue me app is also available for free download on both Android and Apple IOS, for Android and iPhone users respectively.” the Commissioner added.
The Commissioner of Police in Oyo state, Mr Adebowale Williams says the Command has effectively maximized its operational balance through some mechanisms to secure the lives and property of the citizens.
The police commissioner stated this while parading some suspected criminals through the police public relations officer in the State, Mr Adewale Osifeso.
Mr Williams said the mechanisms put in place to avert criminalities include the full adoption of Robust Community Policing Strategies, Smart Inter-Agency Collaboration, Visibility Policing, Mass Patrolling Strategy, Technology-Driven Policing Strategy and respect for the rights of residents of Oyo State.
The police boss stated further that the crusade against crime and criminality had remained unwavering especially with the visible recoveries of firearms through intelligence-led stop and search patrols as well as the arrest of armed robbery suspects.
The police commissioner noted that mopping up of criminal elements from the streets through strategic raids and effective deployments around critical infrastructures especially INEC facilities, Telecommunication Base Stations, Banks, Correctional facilities, campaign grounds, schools and public spaces were part of efforts at clamping down on criminal elements and other related offences.
He added that all the suspects, who are arrested for various offences ranging from armed robbery, kidnapping, rape, cultism among others would be charged in court after proper investigations.
While speaking with journalists, the suspects who confessed to the crime levelled against them pleaded for leniency and promised to turn a new leaf if pardoned.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in Oyo state, Mr Adebowale Williams has reassured residents of his commitments as the lead agency and coordinating arrowhead for election security that comprehensive security provisions had been made to protect lives and property before, during and after the elections.
Mr Williams also extended his appreciation to all political actors, gladiators and Stewart for abiding with the dictates of the Peace Accord Signing in a bid to maintain the peaceful ambience in the state.
He said thus far, the plaque of billboard destructions and defacing of posters has come to a drastic reduction.
The police command also wished to intimate the general public about the activation of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) and its regular consultations with the Independent National Electoral Commission all geared towards the conduct of credible, free and fair elections devoid of security glitches.
He, thereby called on Parents, Guardians and Leaders wielding different degrees of influence are once again advised to prevail on their children, wards and proteges against being used as canon fodders in the election process as there would be dire consequences and commensurate sanctions as required by the law.
“In cases of emergency, the Command can always be reached through these emergency control room numbers: 615 (Toll free) (OYO STATE SECURITY TRUST FUND). Oyo State Police Command emergency lines 07055495413 and 08081768614.”
The Nigeria Police Force has given Nigerians the assurance of a secured atmosphere before, during and after the 2023 general elections.
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Usman Baba stated this in Ibadan at the opening of the annual conference of the Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officers and Strategic Communication Experts.
The annual conference with the theme “Strengthening Strategic Communication Towards Police Reforms, Security and Integrity of 2023 Election” was to empower police image makers on matters relating to Election Management, Law Enforcement, and Communications.
The IGP who spoke through the Deputy Inspector-General,1, of Police in charge of Southwest, Mr Babatunde Kokumo said the programme became necessary considering the task ahead of the elections.
The IGP said the police public relations officers, remained the image makers of the force, hence the need to be well informed for strategic communication in the discharge of their civic responsibility.
The Inspector General was of the opinion that training of officers and synergy among other security agencies would guarantee, free, fair and credible elections.
In a remark, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed described the program as a necessary tool for peace and security.
Represented by the Director of Production and Documentation in the ministry, Mr Ibidapo Okunnu, The Minister said it was important Police Public Relations Officers were well informed on the significance of strategic communications in dealing with the public, to reduce misinformation and fake news capable of heating up the polity.
Earlier, In his address of welcome, the Force Public Relations Officer, Mr Muyiwa Adejobi expressed optimism that the conference would equip officers with the needed skills, especially during the general elections.
The highpoint of the conference was the conferment of awards of excellence on some police public relations officers who distinguished themselves in the line of duty.
They include Adewale Osifeso from Oyo and Benjamin Hundeyin from Lagos State.
The program, being attended by 37 Command Public Relations Officers covering the 36 States of the Federation and FCT, Abuja, 17 Zonal Public Relations Officers, Liaison Officers of Police Formations, as well as the staff officers of the Force Public Relations Department ends on Thursday, 15th December 2022.
The Nigeria Police Force, Oyo State Command has paraded a self-confessed murderess, Odunayo Olumale for stabbing her husband to death.
The suspect, Olumale was paraded by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO in Oyo State, Mr Adewale Osifeso alongside other suspected criminals who were arrested for various offences ranging from armed robbery, cultism, burglary, kidnapping and other criminal offences.
According to the Police Spokesman, one Ismaila Tijani reported at Durbar Divisional Police Headquarters that his son Olamilekan Salaudeen has been stabbed to death with a knife by his wife Odunayo.
Mr Osifeso said preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased and his wife returned to their house in the Oko-Oba area of Oyo Town after three months of separation, the deceased then made a move to have sexual intimacy with his wife but was rejected.
He said the rejections further led to a struggle where the deceased collected and smashed his wife’s phone on the ground and in retaliation, the deceased was stabbed in the chest, leading to his death.
Other paraded suspects who also confessed to the allegations levelled against them blamed their nefarious activities on the adverse economic situation of the country.
While parading the suspects at the Police Headquarters Eleyele Ibadan, the Oyo State PPRO, said the arrests were achieved through the efforts of gallant officers and intelligence gathering from members of the public.
He noted that the command had strategized a purposeful means of ending incessant cases of abductions and all forms of criminality to restore the confidence of the citizens in the society especially as the country navigates towards the “Ember” period.
He stated further that as the state and the entire country shifted gears towards the build-up to the 2023 general elections, the command’s security architecture had been deliberately modified to cater comprehensively to the security yearnings of residents.
“It is worthy of noting that, the week ahead would be characterized by loads of strategic meetings and the symbolic signing of the Peace Accord, a recognizance document binding political actors and their supporters into being of good conduct before, during and after the process.”
Meanwhile, the command called on the public to adhere strictly to the dictates of the 2022 Electoral Act and other relevant legal instruments and at the same time appealed against the destruction of billboards, defacing campaign posters and inciting violence through utterances and deeds.
“In furtherance of the above, parents and guardians are advised to prevail on their children and wards to avoid being used as instruments of anarchy as adequate sanctions would be meted out on whosoever endeavours to threaten the relative tranquillity enjoyed in the State.”
“In cases of emergency, the Command can always be reached through these emergency control room numbers: 615 (toll-free) (OYO STATE SECURITY TRUST FUND), and Oyo State Police Command emergency lines 07055495413 and 08081768614”
The police spokesman added that the suspects would soon be charged in court after proper investigations.
Exhibits found with the suspects included 7 locally-made guns, one kitchen knife, four live cartridges, 4 Bajaj motorcycles, 2 Mazda buses, one mobile phone, 1 Toyota car and some native charms.
The police in Oyo State has pledged to ensure that the security architecture would be restructured and re-modified to clamp down on criminalities in the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Adewale Osifeso stated this while parading some suspected criminals at police headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan.
He said the command has hinged on detailed stop-and-search activities, strategic intelligence sharing with relevant sister agencies, joint patrols across the metropolis and adjoining routes and deliberate intelligence-structured surveillance to ensure that the issues of insecurity become a thing of the past.
The PPRO said the command in concert and seamless partnerships with the; Military, Department of State Service, DSS, Nigeria Security and Civil, Defence Corps, NSCDC, Oyo State Security Network, Amotekun, Vigilantes and local hunters have resulted in the discoveries of criminal cells and hideouts, make-shift armouries, caches of unaccounted lethal ammunition, military uniforms and gear in Ibadanland its environs.
He noted that in the past few weeks, the command through strategic coordination of its operational and tactical assets took the assault to the doors of the criminally minded elements across the state, though at a cost, the command lost some of its officers who paid the supreme price.
He, therefore, called on caregivers, medical experts and traditional healers to report encountered cases of gunshot victims and injuries to the Police with promises of utmost confidentiality and protection of the sources, while residents alike are enjoined to jettison all negative narratives and perceptions about the police in exchange for trust and renewed sense of purpose.
Some of the suspects who were arrested for various offences ranging from kidnapping, armed robbery syndicate, and impersonation of military personnel to hijacking and diversion of vehicles.
They equally confessed to having perpetrated similar criminal activity in various parts of Oyo State and its neighbouring states.
The suspects are Adeniji Bukola, Sunday Daniel, Afeez Sulaiman, Kazeem Korede, Ope Dauda, Olanlokun Idowu, Saheed Nafiu, Sunday Kehinde, Yusuf Ismaila, Salawudeen Azeez, Moshood Isah, Afolayan and Babalola Lukman.
Other suspects are Amuda Usman, Zubairu Saeed, Mohamed Kuri, Mohammed Abubakar, Olatilewa Wasiu and Sikiru Olasupo.
The police spokesman added that the suspects would soon be charged in court.
“In cases of emergency, the Command can be reached through these emergency control room numbers: 615 (toll-free) (Oyo State Security Trust Fund) and the Oyo State Police Command emergency lines 07055495413 and 08081768614 while its Twitter account remains @OyoPoliceNg.”
Exhibits found with the suspects included, one Mitsubishi Canter vehicle with registration number SUL 982 KP, one Mazda bus with registration number KJA 777 XC, forty pieces of vehicle engines and one Bajaj motorcycle with registration number AGG 092 QN.
194 pieces of live AK ammunition, (5) five pairs of military camouflage uniforms and shirts, one electrical transformer, one Toyota Dyna truck with registration number LND 234 XM and the cash sum of one hundred and sixty-one thousand, two hundred naira only and a red Boxer motorcycle with registration number EGB 155 UR.
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Police in Oyo State has paraded a twenty-year-old Tosin Kolade who allegedly raped and killed a seventeen-year-old Ifeoluwa in a Bible Home at Olodo Area of Ibadan.
Kolade was paraded alongside other twenty-two suspects for various offences.
Confessing to the crime, Kolade said he took the key of the Bible Home from his mum’s bag, who, is a cleaner at the church with a knife and waited for the deceased.
He stated further that when the deceased arrived for Bible Study, he threatened her with the knife, raped her and later strangulated her to cover up the crime as he believed the deceased recognised him.
“I, first of all, collected her phone and she was dragging it with me, I pushed her to the floor and banged her head on the wall to weaken her. I later raped her and when she was shouting and calling my name, I break her neck, and used the knife to cut her neck because I wouldn’t want her to report me to the police”.
“It was my mother who saw me with blood that handed me over to the police”.
Also, a notorious suspected kidnapper, Abolaji Abdulazeez was paraded for kidnapping one Mrs Patience Okafor who was conveying her children to school in a Toyota Rav-4 Jeep at Orita Challenge, Ibadan.
The suspect said he whisked her away to an unknown destination from where he subsequently contacted her relatives for ransom.
“I am a kidnapper and I was led to the act through peer influence of friends who were living large and expensive lives”.
The suspected kidnapper, therefore, called on others who are criminally minded to shun the act as he now knew that crime was not good.
Other paraded suspects who were arrested for various offences ranging from armed robbery, kidnapping, car snatching, and rape, to murder confessed to the crime levelled against them and pleaded for leniency.
Parading the suspects, Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mr Adebowale Williams said the command would continue to ensure that stringent and more pre-emptive actions were deployed in the deliberate quest to tackle and bring to the barest minimum all forms of crime and related vices across the nook and cranny of the state.
The commissioner who spoke through the police public relations officer in the State, Mr Adewale Osifeso said the command had begun a crime-free policy through a well-thought-out intelligence-driven offensive, aimed directly at the doorsteps of the criminally minded and unscrupulous elements of the society.
Mr Osifeso said as the country approached the electioneering and the “Ember” period, the Command had synergised with sister agencies and non-state actors, as well as utilizing technological-based options to marshal intelligence into veritable achievements.
“In furtherance of the above, the command’s security architecture would be constantly redesigned to comprehensively cater to the security yearning of the citizens of the state, especially in response to the evolving trends of crime as influenced by per-the-second advancement in technology and criminogenic patterns.”
“To this end, the Oyo State Police Command shall continuously embark on intensified visibility policing strategies, high octane convoy patrols and purposeful intelligence sharing in concert with relevant sister agencies, and constructive media engagements.”
The police spokesperson stated further that the command’s focus would be beamed on correctional facilities, banks, media houses, schools, public infrastructures, major landmarks, business districts, places of worship and recreational facilities for effective policing.
“In the same vein, conscious efforts are made to intensify the demystification of cases under investigation with specific emphasis on; the rights of those involved, precision of facts, availability of overwhelming evidence(s) and stance of appropriate laws with the helpful guidance of the Judiciary”.
“While appealing for continuous cooperation and support from well-meaning citizens of Oyo State, in the areas of providing timely and credible information for improved proficiency, he enjoined all and sundry to jettison all negative narratives and perceptionsabout the police in exchange for trust and arenewed sense of vision”.
“In cases of emergency, the Command can always be reached through these emergency control room numbers: 615 (toll-free) (Oyo State Security Trust Fund), and Oyo State Police Command emergency lines 07055495413 and 08081768614. The NPF rescue me app is also available for free download on both Android and Apple IOS, for Android and iPhone users respectively.”
Mr Osifeso said the suspects would soon be charged to court after proper investigations.
Exhibits found with the suspects include eighteen exotic stolen cars, five mobile phones, six pieces of electrical cables, cartridges, two pump action guns, one locally made gun and cash of over two million naira.
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The Commissioner of Police in Oyo state, Mr Adebowale Williams has assured a comprehensive and detailed security provisions during and after Eid-el-kabir festival.
This is contains in a statement signs in ibadan by the police public relations officer, Mr Adewale Osifeso for the Commissioner of Police, Mr Adebowale Williams.
The Commissioner states that constructive leadership has been emplaced to ensure the sustainability of the relative tranquility status that the Oyo State is known for during and beyond the long holidays.
He notes that tenets of proactive and robust community policing drives in line with Standard best practices, Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and other Heads of Departments have been mandated to organize, lead, supervise and ensure adequate and effective deployment of personnel to various areas of security interest throughout the State.
The Police Commissioner notes further that viable intelligence networks have been strategically established among relevant sister agencies to beam spotlight on Recreational centers, Media houses, Educational institutions, Places of worship, Public spaces and other Critical Infrastructures in the State.
Mr Williams says citizens will also experience confidence-building intensive patrols around public spaces, coordinated stop and search activities, high visibility patrols on highways and sequenced convoy patrols with relevant security agencies across the length and breadth of the State.
Also, the Command’s Monitoring Unit and X-squad have been marshaled to ensure sanity from the officers and men as they discharge their lawful duties in compliance with all standard operational procedures.
“In the event of distress call or dissemination of useful information, citizens are advised to call the Police Control Room Numbers, 08081768614, 07055495413 and 615 (Toll Free) from Oyo State Security Trust Fund.”
” The NPF rescue me app is also available for free download on both Android and Apple IOS, for Android and I phone users respectively”.
Some hoodlums allegedly involved in the crisis that occured at Oremeji area of Ibadan, have been arrested.
The Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Adewale Osifeso stated this in a release made available to Radio Nigeria
The statement also indicates that efforts are ongoing to break the criminal network for the apprehension of other criminal elements within and outside the jurisdiction.
It says preliminary investigation reveals that the violence was as result of claims for supremacy among the hoodlums and in the process some persons lost their lives with others injured while motorcycles and vehicles were vandalized.
The release adds that the area remains under close monitoring and surveillance with high visibility policing and intensive patrols.
Oremeji area of Ibadan was last Friday turned to a battle ground following a clash between some hoodlums over ownership and control of the motor park located within the locality.
The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mrs Ngozi Onadeko directs Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and Tactical Commanders to clamp down on all unauthorized street carnivals which in most cases are avenues for instigating gang-related violence.
This is contained in a statement signed in Ibadan by the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Adewale Osifeso.
The commissioner also warns that the ban on the use of fireworks remains valid and that the command will enforce all extant laws prohibiting its sales and usage during this Yuletide season.
She said further that dealers, traders and suppliers of fireworks are advised against stockpiling the prohibited items and selling to ignorant minors as violators would be severely dealt with and prosecuted.
The statement also urges parents, guardians and leaders wielding various degrees of influence in religious, educational and traditional capacities to warn their wards and protégés against violating this law as adequate sanctions would be meted out.
While re-affirming the command’s commitment to the assurances of sustained levels of relative tranquillity throughout the yuletide and beyond, the Oyo State Commissioner of Police says the command can be reached through these control room numbers, 615, 07055495413 and 08081768614 for quick intervention in case of any emergency.
