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NSCDC arrests four suspected criminals in Kwara

Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said its operatives have arrested four suspected criminals in the state.

The command said the suspects were arrested during a raid carried out at a location in Rore village, Irepodun Local Government Area of the state.

Spokesperson of the command, Babawale Afolabi gave the names of the suspects as Olanrewaju Adesoye, 24, a.k.a Konfu; Isaac Abraham, 28, a.k.a Akube; Tope Fadeyi, 33 and Abdulateef Wasiu, 23 while two other members of the gang are still at large.

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“ On Thursday this week officers of the NSCDC in Omu Aran, who were acting on a tip-off busted hideouts of some criminal elements that have been terrorizing the area in recent time. During the time of their arrests, two locally made pistols, five live cartridges, packets of tramadol, local charms, Indian hemp, and six mobile phones were recovered from their hideouts,” Afolabi said.

According to him, one of the suspects, Olanrewaju Adesoye, who claimed to be a cobbler, admitted that the two guns and other items were recovered from them but denied knowing anything about the guns adding that one Sadiq Ariyo, who is still at large is the owner of the guns.

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