The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a suspected serial burglar, Nasiru Abiodun, in connection with multiple cases of burglary and stealing within in Ile-Igbon community along Ejiooku/Iyana Offa area of Ibadan, leading to the recovery of some stolen items.
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According to a statement signed by Ayanlade Olayinka, Police Public Relations Officer, the arrest was made on 31st October 2026 at about 0945hrs, following a report received at the Maku Base of the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) from concerned residents of Oyewole Zone 2, Ile-Igbon, Ejiooku/Iyana Offa area of Ibadan. Acting on the report, operatives apprehended the suspect at a residential apartment with a sack bag containing house cables and other valuable items estimated at ₦3,000,000 (Three Million Naira).
Ayanlade said upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime, admitting to having burgled a total of four different residential apartments within the area, carting away house cables, mobile phones, motorcycle batteries and other household valuables.
The total estimated value of the stolen items across the identified incidents amounts to ₦16,220,000 (Sixteen Million, Two Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira), some of which have already been recovered from his possession.
Following the suspect’s confession and the revelations arising from the investigation, operatives of the Unit visited the identified crime scenes to establish relevant facts and advance the investigation. Meanwhile, efforts have been intensified to recover the remaining stolen items and apprehend all individuals suspected of receiving the stolen property.
In view of the possibility of other unreported incidents linked to the suspect, the Command appeals to anyone within the Ejiooku/Iyana Offa, Ile-Igbon and adjoining communities whose residence may have been burgled in recent times to come forward and report such incidents to the nearest police station or the Maku Base of the Violent Crime Response Unit. Such information will assist ongoing investigations and facilitate the recovery of additional stolen property.
Reassuring residents of the Command’s determination to safeguard lives and property, the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga, Psc, mnips, reiterates the Command’s unwavering commitment to ridding Oyo State of all forms of criminality through proactive policing, intelligence-driven operations and sustained collaboration with members of the public.
He therefore encourages residents to remain vigilant and promptly volunteer credible information that could assist the Police in preventing and detecting crime.
