{
  "id": 11481696,
  "title": "Ondo: Police bust armed robbery gang, arrest two, recover charms, laptop",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/ondo-police-bust-armed-robbery-gang-arrest-two-recover-charms-laptop",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T16:31:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/02/ondo-police-bust-armed-robbery-gang-arrest-two-recover-charms-laptop/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Ondo State, Nigeria, police have successfully apprehended two suspected armed robbers, Isreal Abakah and Emmanuel Gbene, following intelligence-led operations. The suspects were apprehended in Akure, the state capital, by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU). During the raids, police recovered a locally made revolver, suspected criminal charms, a laptop, motorcycle mirrors, and number plates from the gang's hideout in Olufoam area.\n\nThe Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed that the suspects were apprehended at different locations within Akure metropolis. Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects were believed to be part of an armed robbery syndicate terrorizing residents of Akure and its surrounding communities. Both suspects have confessed to their involvement in multiple armed robbery operations within the metropolis and its environs.\n\nThe recovered exhibits, including the revolver capable of holding four rounds of ammunition, will aid in further investigations to establish the full extent of the gang's criminal activities. The suspects are now set to face diligent prosecution based on their confessions and the evidence recovered during the operation.",
  "summary": "Two suspected armed robbers have been arrested by operatives of the Ondo State Police Command, with a locally made revolver and other exhibits recovered. The suspects were apprehended by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) of the command in Akure, the state capital, while acting on intelligence received. Disclosing the development in a […] Ondo: Police bust armed robbery gang,…",
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