The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a notorious hired assassin and alleged cult leader, Wasiu Akinwande, popularly known as Olori Eso, who has long been on the Command’s most wanted list.

His apprehension marks a major breakthrough in the fight against violent crimes in Lagos State.

In a statement released on Friday by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the 44-year-old suspect was described as the most wanted criminal in the history of Lagos in recent years. He was finally captured by operatives of the Command’s Tactical Squad after an intense manhunt.

“The arrest of the 44-year-old suspect marks a huge success in the ongoing fight against violent crimes that are threats to the security and safety of residents in Mushin and some other parts of Lagos State,” Hundeyin stated.

Akinwande, believed to be the head of a deadly gang responsible for years of terror in Mushin and surrounding communities, was tracked to a hideout in Agbado, Ogun State. According to police reports, he had been evading capture since 2009, operating a deadly network involved in armed robbery, kidnapping, cult-related killings, and cold-blooded murders.

Police say his criminal enterprise has left dozens of families in grief. “Akinwande’s criminal activities have left trauma, horror, agony and pain in the families of victims of his numerous high-profile crimes under investigation by the Lagos State Police Command,” Hundeyin said.

Despite years of eluding arrest by moving from state to state, the suspect’s reign came to an end following a raid on his Mushin residence. During the operation, police recovered a large cache of weapons and incriminating materials reportedly used in his operations. Items recovered include:

• Two (2) AK-47 rifles
• One (1) K2 Assault rifle
• One (1) Red Ryder rifle
• Three (3) pump action rifles
• Two (2) locally made single-barrel pistols
• Five (5) magazines
• Fifty-seven (57) live cartridges
• Seventy (70) 5.56mm live rounds
• Twenty-seven (27) 9mm ammunition
• One (1) expended 5.56mm round
• One (1) dagger
• Three (3) walkie-talkies
• Nine (9) international passports belonging to various individuals

Following his arrest, the Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, directed the Deputy Commissioner in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) to lead a special team of investigators to broaden the scope of the investigation and apprehend other members of the gang.

Already, four families have reportedly identified Akinwande as the individual behind the killings of their children and wards.

Commissioner Jimoh assured the public that the Police Command remains committed to ensuring safety and order across the state. “We urge Lagosians to continue cooperating with the police. Their safety and security remain our utmost priority,” he said.

The arrest of Akinwande comes as part of an intensified crackdown on violent crime across Lagos State, especially in crime-prone areas like Mushin.

Further investigations are ongoing.

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The Lagos State Police  Command spokesman,  Mr Bala Elkana, made this known   in a statement issued  on Sunday.

The force spokesman disclosed  that the team of security operatives arrested one Olaitan Rilwan on Saturday last week at the Ijora roundabout.

Elkana, also  noted that the 20-year-old suspect, who confessed to being a member of the Ayie Confraternity, was intercepted with an automatic pistol concealed in his bag.

He explained that in follow-up operations at Bariga, one 23-year-old Mustapha Oseni and 22 others were also arrested.

Similarly, on Saturday, operatives from the Anti-Cultism Unit arrested another suspect along Gaskiya Road in the Mushin area of the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer said one locally-made pistol with eight rounds of live cartridges was recovered from him.

He added that all the suspects would be charged to court at the conclusion of the ongoing investigations.

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The Command’s spokesman, Bala Elkana, in a statement explained that the suspects were arrested by a team of policemen on patrol on Thursday.

“On 22/08/2019 at about 0730hrs,  Anti-Crime patrol team from Mushin Police Station led by Inspector Atipi Agasa while on patrol along Olorunsogo Bus Stop, Mushin intercepted one Omisogun Mathew ‘m’ 25 years old and Yetunde Lawson ‘F’ 28 years on a motorcycle.

“On sighting the police team, the hoodlums attempted to escape but were given a hot chase,”

He  added that one locally-made double barrel pistol with two live cartridges was recovered from them.

He stressed that the suspects belong to a five-man armed robbery syndicate operating in Mushin, Ikotun and Igando areas of Lagos.

The Police Public Relations Officer said the duo have been transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) for discreet investigation saying that,  they would soon be charged to court.

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