In its avowed commitment to get Ondo State free of cr1minals, the State Police Command has apprehended over 100 suspects in the month of August linked with various crimes such as kidnapp1ng, armed robberies, cult attacks and kill1ngs.
Addressing newsmen at the force headquarters in Akure, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Adebowale Lawal, said the suspects were also linked with other cr1mes ranging from unlawful possession of fire@rms and substances suspected to be hard drvgs, fravd, ste@ling, car th€ft, receiving st0len property and vandalism of public property.
According to the police commissioner, among those arrested is a suspected fravdster who orchestrated a N10 million sc@m at the popular Oloko junction in Akure and 87year-old Chief Kogbona who allegedly supplied @rms to a gang of r0bbers from whom ten live cartr1dges were recovered.
CP Lawal also disclosed that officers of the Command have clamped down on vehicles without registration numbers and those using f@ke plate numbers.
Five cars whose chassis/VINs had been tampered with, One vehicle bearing a fake/unauthorised NANS plate number; One st0len spy police number plate, previously used in conveying illicit drvgs and one official government’s number plate, illegally used for transporting contraband goods were also recovered.
The Police Boss, assured that the Ondo State Police Command would continue to demonstrate resilience, innovation, and professionalism in safeguarding the lives and property of the citizens.
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