From: Oluseye Ojo, Ibadan

A total of 501 suspects have been arrested in Oyo State within the past four months for various offences ranging from kidnapping to ares robbery.

Also, 13 victims were rescued, 45 firearms, 55 vehicles,  18 motorcycles and 127 ammunition recovered.

Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Abiodun Odude, gave the information, on Tuesday, when he presented the executive summary of achievements of the state command from February till date at a stakeholders meeting with the Police Community Relations Committee and senior police officers at Eleyele, Ibadan.

The meeting was presided over by Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 11, comprising Oyo, Osun and Ondo states,  Mr. Agboola Oshodi-Glover.

The AIG, at the event, made a case for a review of Firearms Act with a view to mopping up firearms that are in wrong hands in the country, ensure effective gun control, and punishment for offenders.

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CP Odude, in the breakdown, stated that the arrest and the items recovered were done in 54 cases, adding that 24 cases of armed robbery were recorded and 184 suspected armed robbers were nabbed. Also, he said 33 firearms 30 vehicles, four motorcycles and 110 ammunition were recovered from the robbery suspects.

He stated further that four cases of kidnapping were recorded and 14 suspects were arrested,  adding that five victims were rescued, while one firearm and two vehicles were recovered from them.

Odude also revealed that six cases of murder were recorded, four persons were arrested, two firearms and two motorcycles were recovered from the murder suspects.

According to him,  12 cases of stolen vehicles were recorded and 18 persons were arrested, from whom 20 vehicles and 13 motorcycles were allegedly recovered. In the same vein,  two cases of trailer hijack were recorded and six persons were arrested, whole one vehicle was recovered from them.

Seven cases of burglary were recorded, and 12 persons were arrested. Five persons were said to have been rescued from the suspected burglars. Five firearms were also said to have been recovered from them.

Odude reported that one case of cultism was recorded and 257 suspects were arrested, adding that two firearms and 12 ammunition were recovered from them. He stated that three cases of rituals were also recorded and six suspected ritualists were arrested. Three victims were rescued and two firearms,  two vehicles, and five ammunition were recovered from them.