Kwara: Police Nab Physically Challenged Man, 1 Other Over Arms Supply To Criminals

The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a physically challenged man, Joseph Adeoye, 52, and another suspect, Issa Fatai, 35, over alleged illegal possession and attempted purchase of a locally made pistol.

The state Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, during a press briefing in Ilorin yesterday, said the police operatives intercepted Adeoye at a drinking spot around Ojatuntun Market, Ilorin, during a surveillance operation and recovered a locally made, cut-to-size pistol from him.

He said further investigations led to the arrest of Fatai, who was allegedly identified as the intended buyer of the firearm.

Ojo said both suspects reportedly admitted their involvement in the transaction during interrogation, adding that investigations were ongoing.

He added that the command arrested Abubakar Usman, also known as Jaye, a wanted suspect allegedly linked to kidnapping incidents in Oke-Ode and Oro-Ago areas in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state, as well as the killing of members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria in Oke-Ode.

He said the suspect was arrested at the Jebba Cattle Market in Moro Local Government Area on 11 October 2026.

He said investigations also linked Usman to a May 2025 incident in Labaka village, where four suspected kidnappers arrested by local vigilantes reportedly escaped after a group allegedly led by him arrived and fired gunshots into the air.

Ojo said that during the investigation, the suspect confessed to his involvement in the crimes under investigation and was assisting the police in identifying other persons connected to the incidents.

He said the policemen also arrested Ahmadu Dahiru, a suspected kidnapper allegedly linked to a wanted kidnapping kingpin known as Aro.

In another case, two suspects, Kamalden Lukmon and AbdulGaniyu Ibrahim, were arrested along Bakase Road, Alapa, on 8 October 2026, following the recovery of two suspected human hands.

Ojo said preliminary interrogation indicated that the suspects allegedly intended to use the body parts for money-making rituals.

The commissioner also disclosed the arrest of three suspected motorcycle thieves, Mohamed Umar, 20; Aliyu Aliyu; and Babuga Umar, 30, at Dankurumi Settlement, Kosa, through an operation involving police operatives, local hunters and vigilantes.

Other cases presented by the commissioner included the arrest of Umaru Ahmadu over an alleged kidnapping in Okeya, the arrest of Musa Hussein over suspected kidnapping activities, and the apprehension of three suspects in connection with an armed robbery at Gure Fulani Camp.