Police nab gunrunners using NANS-plated vehicle

Osun State Police Command has arrested four students with Toyota Camry bearing a NANS-customised plate number.

Found in their possession were an English-made Barreta pistol, two empty magazines, a cutlass, and various charms.

Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Osogbo on recent security breakthroughs in the state.

Addressing journalists at the Command Headquarters, Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Gotan Said four students — Adewale Kehinde (25), Adebayo Ayuba (22), Olasupo Habeeb (22), and Adeniyi Mustapha (21) — were arrested with the Toyota Camry bearing NANS-customised plate along osu Ilesa expressway

In a separate operation, the police also arrested one Usman Abubakar (25) and Bashiru Haruna (26) over allegations of vandalizing IBEDC high-tension cables along the Ife–Ibadan Expressway.

Commissioner Gotan said all suspects would be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations, stressing the command’s resolve to rid Osun State of criminal elements.