The Kwara State Police Command's Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) has dealt a massive blow to armed banditry networks operating across the Baruten Local Government Area, resulting in the successful arrest of two notorious bandits, the recovery of military-grade assault weapons, and the capture of a key logistic facilitator.
The high-powered tactical operation, executed on June 6, 2026, in close collaboration with the Okuta Divisional Police Headquarters, involved a synchronized raid on a secluded criminal hideout, successfully neutralizing a cell responsible for a series of high-profile kidnappings and violent highway attacks across the border axis.
Confirming the operational breakthrough on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, the Kwara Police Command’s spokesperson, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, identified the primary suspects as Bello Mohammed (28) and Abubakar Mohammed (25).
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A thorough search of the criminal enclave led to the immediate recovery of two AK-47 assault rifles, sixty-five rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition, cutlasses, a dagger, and thick tube tires explicitly modified for restraining kidnap victims.
During interrogation, Abubakar Mohammed—who boasts a missing three-finger physical deformity sustained from a previous bloody gun battle with state actors—confessed to the group’s heinous activities, directly leading operatives to arrest 58-year-old Umoru Saliu, a local logistics facilitator who provided safe housing for the syndicate's fleeing leaders.
The state Commissioner of Police, CP Ojo Adekimi, praised the breakthrough, noting it reflects the localized tactical directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu.
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