SOJI AJIBOLA, Ibadan
Police Command, Oyo State has recovered an Ak-47 riffle from a runaway suspected gun runner.
The Monitoring Unit led by CSP Olusola Aremu recovered the sophisticated weapon while on a stop and search duty at Bakatari, a border community between Oyo and Ogun states on Sunday.
The Ak-47 riffle, as reliably informed fell off when the suspected gun runner was trying to escape police arrest at checkpoint.
Confirming the recovery in a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Adewale Osifeso, said the gun runner sped off when he sighted police stop and search officers a far off.
The operatives, according to him, responded swiftly and went in pursuit of the suspect into the pathway leading to a nearby forest.
“A cursory look into the content of the sack revealed it was an AK-47 rifle with breech number 353913.
“Comprehensive investigations are ongoing, not only to apprehend the suspect, but crack down his criminal network and supply chain.
“The Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Police Command, Ngozi Onadeko, enjoins the good people of the state to partner with the police in terms of sharing credible and timely information, valuable in curbing criminality and birthing a peaceful Oyo State of our collective dreams,” the PPRO stated.