Ondo police arrest killers of AAUA students, 208 others
By Boye Oyeyemi –
The Ondo State Police Command says it has arrested all suspects connected with the killing of two students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, within 72 hours of the incident.
The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olusola, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday obtained by Western Post.
He added that operatives also apprehended a commercial motorcyclist who allegedly worked as an informant for kidnappers in the abduction of a staff member of the institution, alongside his gang.
Olusola explained that the arrests were part of 208 suspects paraded for various offences since the assumption of office by the Commissioner of Police, Abayomi Adebowale Lawal, on July 2, 2025.
The police spokesperson said the suspects were arrested for crimes including kidnapping, armed robbery, murder, rape, cultism, and vehicle theft.
According to him, 99 of the suspects have already been arraigned in court, while 35 convictions have been secured.
The Command also recovered 25 firearms, including prohibited rifles and locally fabricated pistols, as well as 12 stolen vehicles from criminal gangs.
The police further announced the rescue of 39 foreign nationals who were unlawfully held, the arrest of an armed robbery syndicate in Ondo town, and the capture of three suspected cross-border criminals.
