The police command in Oyo state has nabbed two armed robbery suspects, following credible intelligence and a manhunt.

The arrest of the suspects was the result of a well-coordinated, intelligence-led operation conducted by police personnel attached to the command’s monitoring unit, according to a statement by its spokesman, Ayanlade Olayinka, on Wednesday.

The suspects, David Okhaie (48), a dismissed corporal of the Nigerian Army with service number 2005NA, and Balogun Afolabi (43), a corporal dismissed from the army with service number 2011NA, specialised in gunpoint robbery, the police stated.

“Investigations revealed that the suspects specialised in dispossessing unsuspecting members of the public of their vehicles at gunpoint, thereby instilling fear and disrupting public peace within the state,” the statement said.

It added, “One Toyota Camry, black in colour, with registration number KRD 253 KC; one Toyota Corolla, metallic in colour, with registration number JTA 938 AA; one Lexus RX350, silver in colour, unregistered; and one Super Cargo motorcycle, black in colour, with registration number YRE 487 VD were recovered from the suspects.

“In view of the above recoveries, the command hereby invites members of the public who may have lost their vehicles to armed robbery or theft, and whose vehicle descriptions match any of the recovered exhibits, to come forward to the Oyo state police command with valid proof of ownership and means of identification for verification and possible claim of their vehicles.”