Kwara: Police Nab 14 Criminal Suspects, Recover Ammunition, N2.7m Ransom In One Month
Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on Thursday evening, the state commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, said that the arrested persons include suspected kidnappers, fraudster, armed robbers, ritualists, thieves, and those arrested for illegal possession of firearm
The police boss said that recovered items from the suspects include dane gun, two empty shells of AK-47 rifle, one live ammunition, forged documents and incriminating items, one colour Airpod, three New Age 33,000mAh power banks, one 44,000mAh New Age power bank, five Oraimo 30,000mAh power banks, one Toyota Camry (pencil) car, one locally made barrel pistol, including cash sum of N2,700,000.00k, suspected to be part of kidnap ransom.
Ojo linked the breakthroughs in the month of August to discreet investigations, timely intelligence gathering, and swift tactical operations, saying that the successes are the results of collective effort between the Police, the people of Kwara State, and the media.
In one of the cases, one Adeola Badru, male, was accused of defrauding Joseph Olugbenga to the tune of N300million with forged documents and incriminating items, while he assured his victim that he could assist to secure any federal government political appointment of the victim’s choice.
“On 30/06/2025, a case of criminal breach of trust, forgery and obtaining money by false pretence was reported through a petition written by one Joseph Olugbenga ‘Male’ of Gaa-Odota, Ilorin, Kwara state.
“He reported that sometime in February 2023, the suspect, Mr. Adeola Badru, approached and introduced himself to the complainant, Mr. Joseph Olugbenga. The suspect claimed to be a seasoned politician and a very influential personality with direct access to many top politicians in Nigeria, and further assured that he could assist the complainant to secure any federal government political appointment of his choice.
“Based on trust, the complainant released, in tranches, the sum of N300,000,000.00 to the suspect, believing his promise to facilitate the appointment as a member into the South West Development Commission.
“Subsequently, the suspect blocked all communication channels, preventing the complainant from reaching him. Upon receipt of the petition, operatives of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) swung into action and traced the suspect to his hideout in Ibadan, Oyo state, where he was arrested.
“During interrogation, the suspect voluntarily admitted to the crime. The Command is carrying out further investigation, and at the conclusion of our findings, the suspect will be duly charged to court.”
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