Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested 10 robbery suspects over an attack in Igoba, a community in Akure North Local Government Area of the state.
Disclosing this on Sunday, the Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Olusola Ayanlade, said the hoodlums, armed with guns, stormed the community on Thursday injuring some residents and carting away some of their properties. The traditional ruler of the community, Oba John Adinlewa, was said to have escaped the attack narrowly when the suspects allegedly invaded his palace.
Ayanlade said that upon receiving the distress call, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Adebowale Lawal, promptly directed all necessary operational assets and manpower to the area.
“Led by the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, the tactical team effected the arrest of the 10 suspects”, the police spokesman said, adding that the suspects had confessed to their various roles in the attack and would all be charged to court upon the completion of investigations.
Ayanlade informed that some dangerous items were recovered from the suspects. According to him, the weapons include: two locally fabricated pistols, one single-barrel gun, several rounds of live ammunition, assorted charms, knives and machetes.
