Suspect on motor-bike drops AK 47 as Oyo police in hot pursuit

A suspect on motor-bike dropped a bag containing AK 47 rifle as Oyo Police Command operatives gave him a hot chase on Sunday.

The incident happened at about 4.30 p.m. Bakari, at the Ogun, Oyo border, in the course of a stop and search operation.

According to the police, the suspect must have been part of a criminal enterprise.

The command’s Public Relation Officer, DSP Adewale Osifeso, made the disclosures in a statement issued on Monday.
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“The suspect spotted the tactical team performing their routine intelligence checks from afar and immediately turned his Bajaj motorcycle to flee.

” In swift response, the tactical operatives followed in hot pursuit after the fleeing suspect, who turned off the main highway into a pathways leading into a nearby forest, an action that led to a sack falling off the back of his motorcycle.

“A cursory look into the content of the sack revealed it was an AK-47 riffle with breech number 353913,” Osifeso said.

The PPRO further said that comprehensive investigations was ongoing to not only to apprehend the suspect but to as well crack down his criminal network and supply chain.

He said the Commissioner of Police in the state, Ngozi Onadeko, enjoined the good people of the state to partner with the Police in terms of sharing credible and timely information that would stamp out crime in the state.