The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Mr Onoja said the operations significantly degraded criminal capabilities.
Twenty-seven alleged thugs have been nabbed, and dangerous weapons and illicit substances have been recovered by the police in Niger.
Troops of the Nigerian Army have dismantled kidnappers’ hideouts in Edo North senatorial district, apprehended 13 suspects and recovered arms, drugs and other incriminating items.
Police commissioner Adebowale Lawal announced this while speaking with journalists on Saturday in Akure.
The police prosecutor said the offences contravened Sections 516 and 390(9) of the Criminal Laws of Oyo State, 2000.
He said that while mobile phones are important communication tools, their misuse among secondary school students has led to negative behavioural patterns.
Netblocks, which monitors internet blackouts, confirmed on X, formerly Twitter, that the internet connection had been restored.
The suspect was engaged as a security guard by a private secondary school in Ile-Ife, where he stole the mobile phones.
According to him, 20 of the suspects were nabbed in Ilorin, while the other 13 suspects were arrested in Maiduguri.
