I inherited gun from my late dad, robbery suspect tells police

A 25-year-old man arrested by police in Osun has said he inherited a gun from his father who was a policeman in his lifetime. The suspect yet unnamed was arrested on a commercial bus on the Ilesa/Akure expressway by the highway police patrol. Daily Trust gathered that the suspects was among the passengers of the […]

A 25-year-old man arrested by police in Osun has said he inherited a gun from his father who was a policeman in his lifetime.

The suspect yet unnamed was arrested on a commercial bus on the Ilesa/Akure expressway by the highway police patrol.

Daily Trust gathered that the suspects was among the passengers of the commercial bus that was travelling to Ondo state from Ibadan, Oyo State.

The highway policemen stopped the bus and in the process of searching, the found the gun in the bag of the suspect and he was arrested immediately and questioned.

The suspect told the policemen that he father was a mobile policeman and that when his father died, he inherited his gun and cut it to small size.

The suspect said he got a security job in a bank and that he wanted to be using the gun at the bank. He said that he didn’t intent to rob with the gun.

The Commissioner of Police in the State, Mr Fimihan Adeoye while confirming the incident told Daily Trust that the matter is under investigation and assured that it would be properly investigated and that the suspect would be prosecuted appropriately.