Operatives of the Oyo State Police Command have arrested two members of a criminal gang notorious for robbing and threatening residents of the state with sophisticated weapons.

Their arrest was revealed in a press statement shared by the Oyo State Police Command on Friday.

The suspects who were identified as Omole Ridwan and Adegbile Adewumi, had accosted a couple in the Bashorun area of Ibadan, the state’s capital city, and stole 52 grams of gold jewelry worth about 7.5 million naira, along with an iPhone 13, an iPhone 16 Pro Max, and other valuable items in June.

They also illegally transferred 4.5 million naira from the couple’s MoniePoint bank account into an account belonging to a female accomplice in the robbery.

The police stated that the thieves fled the scene on a motorbike they used during the attack. Following the attack, the incident was reported to the Ikolaba Police Division and later forwarded to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Iyaganku, Ibadan, which launched an investigation into the robbery.

The suspects were apprehended on Wednesday.

“On September 3, 2025, around 5 PM, two suspects were apprehended in their hideouts: the gang leader, identified as Omole Ridwan, and Adegbile Adewumi, the female member whose account was exploited for the money transfer,” the statement read in part.

Weapons, including an AK-47 rifle (with an empty magazine), a double-barrelled pistol, a homemade gun-like object, an axe, and two cutlasses, were recovered from the suspects.

The police added that the suspects have provided voluntary confessions regarding their involvement and have shared essential details that may help in catching the remaining gang members. (The Guardian)