Kwara police crack down on crime, arrest 24 suspects

Police in Kwara State apprehend 24 suspected kidnappers, cultists, robbers, and thieves

The suspected criminals paraded by the state’s Police Commissioner, Victor Olaiya, at the Command’s headquarters in Ilorin, included three suspected cultists arrested in connection with the murder of two young men at the Insomnia Night Club, Tanke area in Ilorin, the state capital.

The suspects, namely; Ridwan Alabi (a.k.a Boshi), Taiye Sulieman (a.k.a Sly), and Adebayo Abibullahi (a.k.a Bibson), were apprehended at their hideout in the Tipper Garage area of Tanke, Ilorin, following a swift investigation.

On May 30, 2024, suspected Eiye confraternity group attacked and killed two individuals, Useni Usman (22) and Suleiman Garba (25).

The Commissioner of Police said “Policemen recovered two locally made guns, a battle axe, expended cartridges, live ammunition, and two unregistered vehicles at the scene of the crime”.

He added that the suspects confessed to their involvement in the crime during interrogation and revealed that three other accomplices, identified as Oluwanishola Yunus Olayinka (a.k.a Yinka Bullet), Sodia Ajibola (a.k.a JB), and Biola (a.k.a B Red), were still at large.

In another operation, CP Olaiya said policemen disrupted an attempted initiation ceremony by the Aiye cult group in the Agbo-Oba area of Ilorin on July 14, 2024.

Acting on credible intelligence, Olaiya said the Police, in collaboration with community volunteers, arrested five suspects: Bello Ibrahim (a.k.a K-Black), Abdulwahab Jamiu, Abdulrasaq Ridwan (a.k.a Depo), Sodiq Suleiman (a.k.a Amugiri), and Salman Muftau.

According to the police boss, the operation demonstrated the vital role of community involvement in supporting law enforcement efforts

The Police command’s Anti-cultism section has taken custody of the suspects and evidence for further investigation.

“In a separate incident, on August 6th, 2024, the police apprehended four suspects—Babuga Usman, Yunusa Yakubu, Sani Usman, and Abdullahi Bello—suspected of being part of a kidnapping syndicate operating in the Babanla area.

“The suspects confessed to participating in multiple kidnappings across the state,” the police boss said.

CP Olaiya added that they were intensifying efforts to capture their ringleaders, known as “Kachalla” and “Gramazol,” who were at large.