Oyo Police Arrest Suspected Serial Burglar, Recover Stolen Items Worth N16.2m

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a suspected serial burglar, identified as Nasiru Abiodun, over multiple burglary incidents in the Ejiooku/Iyana Offa area of Ibadan, with stolen items valued at N16.22 million recovered.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, November 1, 2026, saying the suspect was arrested on October 31 at about 9:45 a.m. following reports by concerned residents of Oyewole Zone 2, Ile-Igbon, in the Ejiooku/Iyana Offa area.
According to the statement, operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) apprehended the suspect at a residential apartment with a sack containing house cables and other valuable items estimated at N3 million.
The police said the suspect confessed to burgling four residential apartments within the area, carting away house cables, mobile phones, motorcycle batteries and other household valuables.
The total estimated value of the stolen items across the four incidents was put at N16.22 million, while some of the property had already been recovered from the suspect.
Following his confession, operatives visited the identified crime scenes to establish relevant facts and advance the investigation.
The command added that efforts had been intensified to recover the remaining stolen items and apprehend individuals suspected of receiving the stolen property.
The police also appealed to residents of Ejiooku/Iyana Offa, Ile-Igbon and adjoining communities whose homes might have been burgled recently to report such incidents to the nearest police station or the Maku Base of the VCRU.
The Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga, reiterated the command’s commitment to tackling criminal activities through proactive policing, intelligence-driven operations and sustained collaboration with members of the public.
He urged residents to remain vigilant and provide credible information that could assist the police in preventing and detecting crime.