Oyo State Police Command has revealed that it has arrested no fewer than three suspects in connection with various criminal activities in the state.

The Public Relations Officer of the command, Olayinka Ayanlade, made this known in a statement.

The statement was made available to DAILY POST on Tuesday.

Ayanlade explained that the command also recovered some items as exhibits.

He said the command recovered items such as firearms and vandalised cables from the suspects.

Ayanlade noted that the suspects were arrested in Oyo town following a report received by police officers at Durbar Division.

The suspects, according to Ayanlade, are Suhaib Abdulwahab, Kabiril Mustapha, and Abdullah Abdullah.

Ayanlade added that the suspects are currently in police custody.

He said: “Acting on the information, police operatives from Durbar Division promptly proceeded to the location, where the owner of the scrap shop, one Suhaib Abdulwahab, aged 30, of Akunlemu Area, Oyo, was arrested.

“Further investigation and the arrest of the scrap shop owner led to the apprehension of two additional suspects identified as Kabiril Mustapha and Abdullah Abdullah, aged 25, both of Akunlemu Area, Oyo, who are believed to be connected to the crimes.”

The Sokoto State Police Command says it has recorded major successes in its fight against drug trafficking and banditry, arresting a suspected drug dealer, seizing a large quantity of illicit drugs, and recovering animals stolen by bandits.

Police spokesperson, DSP Ahmad Rufai, said officers from the Bado Division stopped two men riding an unregistered motorcycle along the Kebbi–Sokoto Road on May 27.

The suspects, identified as Ummaru Abubakar Gugare and another man known simply as Ummaru, were searched during a routine operation.

According to the police, officers found a sack containing substances suspected to be cannabis, as well as several containers filled with controlled drugs, including Axzol, Benthexol and D5 tablets.

Gugare was arrested at the scene, while the second suspect escaped. Police said efforts are ongoing to track him down.

In a separate operation on May 30, the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit responded to reports of an attack by armed bandits on Zabori, Tambaranga and Gidan Yero communities in Wamakko Local Government Area.

The security operatives reportedly blocked the attackers’ escape route near Abdalo Forest in Gwadabawa Local Government Area, leading to a gunfight. Police said the bandits fled into the forest after being overpowered, with some believed to have sustained gunshot wounds.

One suspect, Musa Usman from Damba Village in Illela Local Government Area, was arrested during the operation.

The police also recovered 11 cows and five sheep believed to have been stolen by the criminals. The animals are being kept until they can be returned to their owners.

Reacting to the operations, Sokoto State Commissioner of Police, Hayatu Hassan Shaffa, described the achievements as “significant blows to criminal cartels operating in our state, whether drug barons or armed bandits.”

He urged residents to continue supporting security agencies with useful information, saying, “together, we will dismantle every criminal network threatening our peace and security.”

The police said investigations are ongoing and efforts have been intensified to arrest other suspects who escaped during the operations.

The Ogun State Police Command says it arrested 38 foreign nationals from Côte d’Ivoire during a recent operation conducted in Kajola-Ilese, Atan-Ota, and not bandits.

The arrested suspects, comprising 19 males and 19 females aged between 25 and 35 years, were found in an apartment following credible intelligence.

DAILY POST learnt that they were said to have entered Nigeria for online business activities.

However, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, contrary to reports circulating on social media, insisted that no bandit, kidnapper, or terrorist was arrested during the operation.

Babaseyi stated that the suspects were unable to produce valid immigration or travel documents during preliminary screening.

His words: “At no time during the operation were bandits, kidnappers, or terrorists arrested, nor was any security-related incident recorded in connection with the apprehension.

“Any attempt to link the arrested foreign nationals to banditry or any violent criminal activity is entirely false, misleading, and capable of creating unnecessary panic and disturbing public peace.”

The image maker disclosed that upon the conclusion of preliminary police procedures, all 38 suspects were handed over to the Nigeria Immigration Service for further investigation and appropriate administrative action in line with extant immigration laws and protocols.

The PPRO asserted that security management depends on accurate reporting, responsible communication, and timely verification of information, urging members of the public to avoid spreading unverified information and desist from actions capable of creating fear or tension in the state.

The Command reaffirmed its commitment to the protection of lives and property and advised the public to verify all security-related information through official channels before sharing it.