Oyo Police Parade Ex-PMS Chairman, Auxiliary, for Murder, Arms Dealing, Kidnapping
…as Police recover arms, ammunition, cash, and charms from his residence, suspect to be charged to court
The Oyo State Police Command on Thursday paraded embattled former Chairman of Oyo State Park Management System (PMS), Lamidi Mukaila popularly known as Auxiliary for murder, Arms dealing, Armed Roberry and kidnapping.
Police few months ago declared Auxiliary, wanted over his alleged involvement in series of armed robbery, kidnapping, and murder cases in Oyo State.
But the Department of State Services few days ago arrested him at about 4:00 pm on Tuesday at his residence in Olodo area of Ibadan.
Speaking with newsmen at the Command headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Adebola Hamzat said the suspect will be charge to court for offences he had alledgelly committed.
“Exhibits recovered in his possession at his Diamond Hotel residence around Alakia-Isebo Egbeda under Egbeda Local Government Area at the time include one AK-47 Riffle, four (4) AK-47 magazines, Eighty four (84) live AK-47 Ammunitions, Nineteen (19) pump action riffles, one Barreta Pistol, Seven Cut-to-size Gun, one English made Barrel Gun.
Others are Seven Hundred and twenty four (724) live cartridges, 25 cutlasses, Seven Jack knives, thirty three(33) mobile phones, one Samsung Laptop, Charms, One Mazda Bus, One Toyota Sienna, Cash sum of Three Million, Four Hundred and fifty thousand naira, (N3,450,000.00).
“In furtherance of these, discreet intelligence-led search commenced for the sacked PMS chieftain with the help of technology, collaborative efforts with Sister Services and Community Policing, many locations were identified, traced and combed for months until his recent arrest in a concerted effort with our sister services.
“Moving forward, the suspect would be charged to court for offences committed.
“While the command is thanking the public for providing credible information to curb crime, it has become imperative to affirm to the general public about our resolve to deal decisively with any criminally motivated individual or group who intends to flip the State retrogressively into the historical dark ages of the “Wild West”.
“if you see something, say something and the Police will immediately do something.”
