The Oyo State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with the cattle rustling at Ado-Awaye in Iseyin Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a statement released by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, in Ibadan, the state capital, today.
According to Ayanlade, the suspects were Sekooni Wale, aged 30, the driver of the Mazda bus, and Jimoh Toheeb, aged 25, the motor boy. He explained that further investigation was subsequently extended to Maya Town in the Lanlate area, where the principal suspect, Moshood Abdullahi, aged 38, was apprehended.
The PPRO said the suspect, who reportedly came from Badagry, was also identified as a notorious cattle rustler. Ayanlade said his arrest further led to the apprehension of another accomplice, Macho Sindi, aged 29 years.
However, the PPRO stated that during interrogation, the suspects confessed to their involvement in the crime.
