Operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) of the Kwara State Police Command have arrested a suspect whose activities are linked to the movement and supply of materials meant for criminal elements operating within forested enclaves and remote locations across the State.
Spokesperson for the command, Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, said operatives, following credible intelligence and sustained covert surveillance, arrested the suspect in Ilorin.
Ejire-Adeyemi added that items recovered in connection with the investigation include a large quantity of assorted cigarette brands and other rations believed to form part of a logistics chain servicing criminal groups.
“Preliminary investigation indicates that the suspect plays a strategic support role within a broader network responsible for providing sustenance and other forms of assistance to bandits and allied criminal elements.
“During the course of the investigation, photographs recovered from the suspect’s mobile device showed him dressed in military camouflage and seated on a Bajaj motorcycle, further strengthening intelligence leads regarding his suspected association with criminal elements. Efforts are ongoing to identify and apprehend other collaborators connected to the network.
“The Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, CP Adekimi Ojo, reassures residents that ongoing security operations across the State are increasingly focused on targeting not only armed criminals but also the logistical structures, collaborators, informants, and suppliers that sustain their activities.
“The Command remains resolute in denying criminal groups the resources, freedom of movement, and support networks required to operate, while sustaining pressure on all persons involved in aiding criminality in any form,” the police spokesperson added.