The Ogun State Police Command have arrested 16 suspects, and recovered stolen vehicles, illegal petroleum products, and vandalized telecom equipment under its “Operation KOSAYE”.
The breakthroughs, recorded between July 12 and July 21, 2026, cut across diesel bunkering, infrastructure vandalism, burglary, defilement, and hijacking.
The suspects are Kabiru Afolabi, 51, Nnabike Uzolo, 26, Chino Mgbenya, 28, Hammed Olanrewaju, Emmanuel Victor, Mathew Mark, 20, Sodiq Raji, 32, Zubby Nzube, 28, Adeyemi Omoyajuowo,30, and Chimezie Iwuanya, 35.
Others are Saliu Akinwande, 50, Ayomide Odufuwa, 27, Adura Adebanjo, 26, Samuel Sunday, 25, Bashiru and Muhammed.
Confirming the arrests, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, on Saturday said, the operations were carried out on the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP Bode Ojajuni, in line with the IGP’s intelligence-led policing agenda.
Babaseyi disclosed that on 21st July, 2026, operatives of the Command’s Special Weapons and Tactics, SWAT, Unit busted a suspected diesel bunkering syndicate, at Abule-Iroko, Sango, leading to the arrest of one, Kabiru Afolabi, 51.
He noted that four drums of suspected Automotive Gas Oil, thirteen 25-litre jerry cans containing suspected diesel, one pumping machine, and one generator allegedly used in the illegal operation were recovered.
The system reads, “The operations resulted in the arrest of 16 suspects for offences bordering on suspected illegal petroleum product dealings, vandalism of critical national infrastructure, burglary, house-breaking, theft, receiving stolen property, and defilement.
“On 12th July, 2026, at about 0700hrs, detectives attached to the Ota Division acted on credible intelligence received from a
