The Oyo State Police Command has arrested 41 suspects for various crimes, including ritual killing, kidnapping, armed robbery, and murder.
The suspects were paraded at the police command in Eleyele, where exotic vehicles, two AK-47 rifles, 1,346 live rounds of ammunition, and cash worth N16 million were recovered.
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According to Commissioner of Police Ayodele Sonubi, the suspected kidnap kingpins and cattle rustlers were arrested in their hideout in Omi Adio through discreet human intelligence.
Other syndicates paraded included an alleged murderer who lured his client to his death after failing to deliver goods worth N2.5 million.
Another suspect, a 34-year-old man, killed an online “ponmo” vendor after luring her to an uncompleted building under the pretext of connecting her with bulk buyers.
The police also arrested members of an interstate car-snatching syndicate, recovering six cars and sophisticated firearms.
