Oyo State Police arrest six suspected armed robbers in Ibadan and recover five firearms, five live cartridges and four cutlasses. Credit: X | OyoPoliceNG
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested six suspected armed robbers after a five-week intelligence operation in Ibadan, recovering five firearms, ammunition and four cutlasses.
The suspects were arrested at a hideout in Ibadan at about 4:15am on Saturday, October 10, 2026, following surveillance and intelligence gathering, according to a statement released by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, on Monday.
The statement said, “The Oyo State Police Command has arrested six suspected armed robbers following a five-week intelligence-gathering operation and sustained manhunt that culminated in their arrest at a hideout in Ibadan in the early hours of Saturday, 10th October 2026, at about 0415 hours.
“The arrest followed painstaking intelligence gathering and surveillance by the Command, which had been monitoring the activities of the gang before moving in to apprehend its members. The suspects are identified as follows:
“1. Yusuf Adeyemi, male, 39, of Esu Awele area, Ibadan.
2. Isiaka Kayode, male, 40, of Odinjo area, Ibadan.
3. Yusuf Basiru, male, 35, of Oja Oba, behind the Central Mosque, Ibadan.
4. Adewale Lawal, male, 38, of Orita Aperin, Ibadan.
5. Saheed Lateef, male, 36, of Orita Aperin, Ibadan.
6. Idowu Olanrewaju, male, 42, of Olohunda, Akanran area, Ibadan.”
The police said the operation led to the recovery of a fabricated English-made pistol, a revolver pistol, a pump-action gun, a locally made cut-to-size gun and another locally made pistol.
Five live cartridges and four cutlasses were also recovered.
The statement added, “A search conducted in the course of the operation led to the recovery of five firearms, comprising one fabricated English-made pistol, one revolver pistol, one pump-action gun, one locally made cut-to-size gun and one locally made pistol. Five live cartridges and four cutlasses were also recovered as exhibits.
According to the statement, the suspects allegedly confessed during interrogation to belonging to a criminal gang responsible for terrorising residents of Ibadan and its environs.
“Furthermore, during interrogation, the suspects confessed to being members of a criminal gang responsible for terrorising residents of Ibadan and its environs. Their confessions form part of the ongoing investigation aimed at uncovering the full extent of the gang’s criminal activities and identifying any other individuals connected to its operations.”
The command said investigations were ongoing to establish the suspects’ involvement in other criminal activities and determine whether they were connected to additional armed robbery cases in the state.
“Consequently, the suspects remain in police custody as investigations continue to establish their involvement in other criminal incidents and determine their possible connection to additional cases of armed robbery within the state,” the statement added.
The Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga, reaffirmed the command’s commitment to intelligence-led operations against armed robbery and other violent crimes.
He also urged residents to provide credible information to help the police prevent and detect criminal activities.