Nine Suspected Criminals Paraded In Akure By Ondo Police(photo)

In different parts of Osun state in the last one year,nine crime

suspects were arrested.



The nine arrested crime suspects were recently paraded in Ogun by the

police at the stake command headquarters in Akure.



The Commissioner of Police, Hilda Ibifuro-Harrison,while speaking to

Newsmen in Akure, the Ondo State Capital, said they includes, a

telecommunications mast vandal, vehicle thief, fake soldier and a

kidnapper.

"From the nooks and crannies of the state, from Akure to Ondo to Owo,

persons have been robbed of their various articles of trade, personal

properties, including vehicles as you can see displayed. Some of these

persons were arrested ‎for vandalizing an MTN mast. Somewhere around

the bank too, some other persons were arrested, while locally made

pistols were recovered from them as well as an Army camouflage

uniform," she said.

Commending members of the public, the police boss;

"The Police cannot work without information and intelligence, I must

therefore commend all those persons who have found time to inform us."

Mrs Harrison explained to the press that in Ondo State, telephone

numbers of tactical leaders and various teams had been circulated for

easy access in case of emergency occurrences and members of the public

had been responding to the telephone numbers by giving useful

information that have helped the force to track and arrest individuals

involved in crime.

"I once again want to appeal to members of the public not to get tired

of the Police. We are working for you and when we work with you, we

achieve better results, that is the essence of community policing,"

she urged.