Police arrest 10 suspects with cars, motorcycles, guns at Osun lounge

From Lateef Dada, Osogbo

The Osun State Police Command has disclosed the arrest of 10 suspects with five cars and ten motorcycles at a lounge in Moro, Ife North Local Government Area of the state.

The spokesman of the police in the state, Abiodun Ojelabi, in a statement on Monday, October 27, 2025, disclosed that the suspects have been involved in cultism, kidnapping, and thuggery.

The suspects are: Adebayo Olalekan (27), Hammed Abdullah (47), Olajide Opeyemi (34), Olushola Samson (24), and Salako Opeyemi (20). Others are: Majekodunmi Shefiu (32), Ganiyu Yusuf (24), Ridwan Temitope (25), Taofeek Yusuf (25), and Babafemi Adelowo (28).

According to Ojelabi, exhibits recovered from the suspects are: two English pump-action guns, two locally made pistols, one single-barrel gun, 15 live cartridges, several empty shells, one Lexus RX 350 (unregistered), one Lexus RX 350 (Reg. No. LND 392 JZ), one Lexus ES 330 (Reg. No. EPE 313 JL), two Toyota Camry (unregistered), and ten motorcycles.

“At about 12:45 a.m. on 25th October 2025, the Command received credible information from public-spirited citizens that some suspected multifaceted criminals i.e. criminals involved in cultism, kidnapping, thuggery etc. were shooting sporadically and causing panic at Minneapolis Lounge located at Moro, in Ife North LGA near Foreign Link Campus.

“Preliminary investigation reveals that the lounge has become a criminal hideout where they plan attacks within that environs. Upon receipt of the information, a team of Police Rapid Response Unit (PRU) operatives, led by the Commander, swiftly mobilised to the scene and on sighting the Police team, the suspected evil-doers opened fire, but our gallant officers responded decisively and successfully repelled the attack without any casualty.

“A search and mop-up operation was conducted at the scene which led to the arrest of ten (10) suspects and the recovery of a large cache of arms, ammunition, vehicles, and motorcycles. The supervisor and owner of the lounge have been on the run,” Ojelabi said.