The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of four men over alleged motorcycle theft in the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi in a statement on behalf of the state Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan, said the arrest was made possible with collaboration from local security outfits.
According to the statement, the suspects were identified as Adeyemo Tunde, Adepinye Clement, Adewale Tosin and Useni Kabiru.
The statement noted that suspects were taken into custody after police operatives intercepted them around the Oduduwa University roundabout in Ipetumodu, Ife North local government council area of the state.
The police said: “The arrest occurred on January 22, 2026, after the suspects were stopped during a routine security operation and subsequently taken to the Ipetumodu Police Division for questioning.
“During interrogation, the police recovered two unregistered Lady motorcycles from the suspects, which were later confirmed to have been stolen from Iwara, a community in Osun State.”
Further investigations, according to the police, led to the arrest of Kabiru, who was accused of receiving the stolen motorcycles.
“The suspects confessed to the crime, and discreet investigation helped us apprehend the receiver,” the police disclosed.
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