Police Arrest Suspected Burglar With Stolen Items Worth N16.2m In Oyo

Oyo State Police Command has arrested a suspected serial burglar, Nasiru Abiodun, in connection with multiple cases of burglary and theft in the Ejiooku/Iyana Offa area of Ibadan.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), who confirmed the arrest on Sunday, said it led to the recovery of some stolen items.

According to him, the arrest was made on 31st October 2026 at about 0945hrs, following a report received at the Maku Base of the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) from concerned residents of Oyewole Zone 2, Ile-Igbon, Ejiooku/Iyana Offa area of Ibadan.

Acting on the report, he said operatives apprehended the suspect in a residential apartment, where they found a sack containing house cables and other valuables estimated at ₦3,000,000.

Upon interrogation, Olayinka said the suspect confessed to the crime, admitting to having burgled a total of four different residential apartments within the area, carting away house cables, mobile phones, motorcycle batteries and other household valuables.

The total estimated value of the stolen items across the identified incidents amounts to ₦16,220,000, some of which have already been recovered from his possession.

Following the suspect’s confession and the revelations arising from the investigation, he said operatives of the Unit visited the identified crime scenes to establish relevant facts and advance the investigation.

Meanwhile, he said efforts have been intensified to recover the remaining stolen items and apprehend all individuals suspected of receiving the stolen property.

In view of the possibility of other unreported incidents linked to the suspect, the Command appealed to anyone within the Ejiooku/Iyana Offa, Ile-Igbon and adjoining communities whose residence may have been burgled in recent times to come forward and report such incidents to the nearest police station or the Maku Base of the Violent Crime Response Unit.

He added that such information would assist ongoing investigations and facilitate the recovery of additional stolen property.

Reassuring residents of the Command’s determination to safeguard lives and property, the Commissioner of Police, Abimbola Olugbenga, reiterated the Command’s unwavering commitment to ridding the state of all forms of criminality through proactive policing, intelligence-driven operations and sustained collaboration with members of the public.

He encouraged residents to remain vigilant and promptly volunteer credible information that could assist the Police in preventing and detecting crime.