After being on the loose for over a decade, the most wanted vicious and notorious hired killer in Lagos State, Wasiu Akinwande aka Olori Eso, has been apprehended in neighbouring Ogun State, the Lagos State Police Command has announced.
The 44-year-old was apprehended during a coordinated tactical operation code-named, ‘Silence, Speed and Surprise’, carried out in a hideout in the Agbado area of Ogun State by operatives of the Command’s Tactical Squad.
A statement on Friday by CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson of the command, said Akinwande who is known for terrorising Mushin and surrounding areas was trailed to Ogun after several unsuccessful attempts to arrest him.
“Arrest of most wanted vicious and notorious hired killer and head of killers gang in the history of Lagos State in recent time, Wasiu Akinwade a.k.a. Olori Eso, and recovery of nine (9) sophisticated firearms, ammunition, magazines, dagger, walkie-talkies and international passports,” the statement said.
The suspect is accused of leading several deadly gangs responsible for over a decade of violent crimes, including robbery, murder, cult-related killings, and kidnappings.
It stated: “This serial killer suspect is the most wanted suspect in Lagos history in recent time.
“His arrest marks a huge success in the ongoing fight against violent crimes that are threats to security and safety of residents in Mushin and some other parts of Lagos State.”
According to the police, they recovered a large cache of weapons and incriminating items from Akinwande’s residence, which the suspect “freely admitted he was using for his killing operations with his gang.”
“The recovered items include: Two (2) AK-47 rifles, one (1) K2 assault rifle, one (1) Red Ryder rifle, three (3) pump action rifles, two (2) locally made single-barrel pistols, five (5) magazines, fifty-seven (57) live cartridges, seventy (70) 5.56 live ammunition, twenty-seven (27) 9mm ammunition, one (1) expended 5.56 ammunition, one (1) dagger, three (3) walkie-talkies, nine (9) international passports belonging to different individuals.
“Akinwande’s criminal activities have left trauma, horror, agony and pains in the families of victims of his numerous high-profile crimes under investigation by the Lagos State Police Command,”Hundeyin also said.
Meanwhile, Police Commissioner Moshood Jimoh has ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigations Department to lead an expanded investigation and arrest other suspects linked to the killings.
“The Deputy Commissioner of Police, State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) has been directed by the Commissioner of Police to lead other specially selected crack detectives to broaden the investigation of the cases and round up all other suspects linked to Wasiu Akinwande and bring them to justice.”
Hundeyin revealed that no fewer than four families have come forward to identify Akinwande as the person behind the killings of their relatives.
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