Ondo State Police Command arrested three suspected inter-state armed robbers, who have been on the command’s watch list and were responsible for several armed robbery operations in the state.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Felix Ohagwu, said the suspects were responsible for a series of armed robbery operations across Ondo and Lagos States.

The three suspects were, among 10 suspects paraded for various offences in the state

The CP said they were arrested at the weekend following an Intelligence operation by operatives of the state command.

The Police Commissioner said the arrest was made in connection with an armed robbery case initially reported on 14th June, 2026, at Iju Division, Ita-Ogbolu, Akure North Local Government Area.

Some of the weapons recovered from the suspects included one AK-47 rifle; one magazine loaded with 18 rounds of live ammunition; one English-made Beretta pistol loaded with 4 rounds of live ammunition; one UTC axe; and one iron cutter.

The commissioner of police said one of the suspects confessed having purchased the AK -47 rifle at the sum of N900,000 and the Beretta pistol from an inmate serving a jail term at the correctional facility.