A swift action by police operatives and local vigilantes of Ilorin South Local Government Area foiled an assassination plot and armed robbery attack in Ilorin on Sunday. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, in Ilorin on Monday, said, “At about 0900hrs on 10th August, 2025, operatives of the Kwara State Police Command, acting on credible intelligence from community security sources, responded to an armed robbery incident which occurred at Opeyewa Hostel, Eleko Area, Ilorin. ”Prompt deployment and coordinated action between police operatives and local vigilantes led to the swift arrest of two male suspects; Ishola Adeyemi ‘M’ of Ibadan, Oyo State and Ismail Rafiu ‘M’ of Ibadan, Oyo State.” Recovered exhibits include eleven iPhones, cash sum of N30,500, one WiFi device, two new long cutlasses, two pairs of slippers and other personal effects. The police spokesperson disclosed that during preliminary interrogation, “the suspects admitted that they were invited to Ilorin by one Qudus, alias “Tiny”, a member of the Eye Cult Fraternity, to eliminate a rival cultist. When the targeted killing failed, they resorted to robbing student hostels in the area”. The suspects, she added, along with the recovered exhibits have been transferred to the Anti-Robbery Section, State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, State Headquarters, Ilorin, for further discreet investigation and prosecution. The Commissioner of Police Adekimi Ojo, commended the synergy between community security structures and law enforcement personnel, which ensured the immediate apprehension of the suspects.
The Command reiterated its zero-tolerance stance on violent crimes and urged residents to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious activities to security agencies.
