The arrests had been made in the Oke Labo space of the town, the place police operatives additionally seized a regionally manufactured pistol and 7 rounds of dwell ammunition.
The suspects had been recognized as Ijo Lekan, 28; Abdulateef Ishola, 26; Idowu Rasheed, 19; Azeez Olalekan, 23; and Seun Adeniran, 24.
The police spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, introduced the arrests in an announcement on Friday, explaining that the operation adopted intelligence obtained by officers on the Mapo Divisional Headquarters.
He mentioned detectives had been dispatched to the world and searched a constructing at about 11:16 am on November 11, 2026, throughout which the 5 males had been taken into custody.
Olayinka disclosed that investigations had additionally revealed hyperlinks between the suspects and different people who had been but to be apprehended.
He mentioned the suspects admitted throughout questioning to belonging to a robbery gang and involvement in a number of violent incidents and different prison actions in Ibadan.
