The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a suspected serial burglar identified as Nasiru Abiodun.
The suspect was arrested in connection with multiple cases of burglary and stealing within Ejiooku/Iyana Offa area of Ibadan, the state capital.
Public Relations Officer of the command, Olayinka Ayanlade, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
Ayanlade in the statement explained that the suspect was arrested on Saturday.
Ayanlade while speaking further maintained that some items were recovered from the suspect.
The statement read, "The arrest was made on 31st October 2026 at about 0945hrs following a report received at the Maku Base of the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit, VCRU, from concerned residents of Oyewole Zone 2, Ile-Igbon, Ejiooku/Iyana Offa area of Ibadan.
"Acting on the report, operatives apprehended the suspect at a residential apartment with a sack bag containing house cables and other valuable items estimated at N3,000,000."
Police arrest serial burglar, recover stolen goods in Ibadan