The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a suspect, Temidayo Fadahunsi, in the Ijoka area of Akure, the state capital, over alleged mobile phone theft.

According to the police, a case of phone theft had been reported at a police station in the area, leading to Fadahunsi?s arrest in connection with the crime.

Parading the suspect and others at the police headquarters in Akure on Saturday, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Wilfred Afolabi, disclosed that a search of the suspect?s residence uncovered no fewer than 228 Android phones along with multiple foreign SIM cards.

The CP stated, ?On February 6, 2025, a case of stealing was reported to the police. Through shared intelligence, officers acted swiftly and arrested one Temidayo Fadahunsi, aged 25, at the Ijoka area of Akure.

?Upon searching his premises, we found 228 Android phones, 156 different types of batteries, and 23 foreign SIM cards, none of which he could satisfactorily account for.

?The suspect is currently under investigation and will be charged to court upon the conclusion of inquiries.?

Additionally, Afolabi announced the arrest of several suspected kidnappers who had long been on the police command?s wanted list for their involvement in various abduction cases across the state.

He listed the arrested suspects as Aminu, Abdullahi Abubakar, Yusuf Saidu, Nafiu Ibrahim, Mohammed Anas, Kabiru Mohammed, Yusuf Suleiman, and Ishaku Abdul, an ex-convict recently released from prison.

?On February 13, 2025, through intelligence gathering and technical surveillance, one Aminu was apprehended at Akure Garage in Ikare Akoko.

?His arrest led to the subsequent capture of Abdullahi Abubakar. Further operations conducted between February 14 and 15 led to the arrest of additional suspects, including Yusuf Saidu, Nafiu Ibrahim, Mohammed Anas and Kabiru Mohammed.?

In a separate case in Ipele, Afolabi revealed that a woman had been abducted from her home by unknown gunmen.

However, a swift response from the police, assisted by local youths, resulted in her rescue. During the operation, officers recovered an AK-49 rifle at the scene.

?Through intelligence-led policing, one of the suspects, Yusuf Suleiman, was arrested in connection with the abduction,? he added.

Furthermore, the police commissioner confirmed the arrest of Ishaku Abdul, who was recently released from a correctional centre but had been suspected by neighbours of involvement in recent criminal activities in the area.

?The Special Anti-Kidnapping Squad, acting on a tip-off, apprehended Ishaku Abdul at Aladura Camp, Oke-Oge, Osi, in Akure North Local Government, an area that has recently witnessed a rise in kidnappings,? the CP said.

Afolabi affirmed that all the suspects, having been on the police wanted list, would be charged in court upon the conclusion of investigations. (The PUNCH)

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