Olusegun Ariyo
The Osun State Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old male, Ademola Olaosun, who has been engaged in burglary in the Abiodun community of Ota-Efun, Osogbo.
This was made known by the Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Umar Abba, in a statement issued by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Abiodun Ojelabi, on Saturday.
The Command revealed that Olaosun, who is a serial burglar, carried out the act on May 8, 2025, at about 5 p.m. after breaking into the victim’s house and stealing an LG Plasma TV, a 6kg gas cylinder, and an umbrella.
The statement read, “In its unwavering efforts to improve on the existing low crime tempo in the state, in collaboration with the members of Abiodun community, Ota-Efun, the Command succeeded in the arrest of one Adewumi Ademola Olaosun, ‘m’ 42 years.
“The suspect on 8th May, 2025, at about 5 p.m., broke into the house of the complainant and stole one LG plasma TV, one 6kg gas cylinder, and one umbrella.
“The complainant raised the alarm, and he was apprehended with the help of the community members.”
Ojelabi also added that a thorough investigation led to the arrest of Adedokun Isiaka, 57 years old, and Abdullahi Hassan, 62 years old, who are members of his gang and receivers of the stolen property.
The Police spokesperson disclosed that the suspects, who have been terrorising Abiodun, Kelebe, and its environs, confessed to having engaged in several burglaries.
He said, “Four other victims of their nefarious acts from the two communities identified the suspects as having burgled their houses, which was earlier reported on April 24, 2025.
“The following items were recovered from the suspects: five kegs of palm oil, two 6kg gas cylinders, three 3kg gas cylinders, one mattress, one LG 32-inch plasma TV, one smart LG 32-inch plasma TV, two pressing irons, two speakers, one 14-inch plasma TV, two video CD player machines, one aluminum fabricator cutting machine, one Orion standing fan, one LG DVD player, one StarTimes decoder, one single tabletop fridge, one small umbrella, a sack containing a lot of foodstuff, and kegs of vegetable oil.”
While disclosing that the suspects have been charged to court and remanded at a correctional centre, Ojelabi enjoined members of the public to call the following Police Control Room numbers and Complaint Response Unit numbers in case of infractions of the law.
The numbers, he said, are: Control Room numbers: 08039537995 / 08123823981. CRU numbers: 08035143235 / 08066286549 / 08030732461.
