Police arrest three for disarming female officer in Ondo
Metro Police arrest three for disarming female officer in Ondo Published on April 7, 2026 By Abdul Babajide googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1500386953281-8'); }); Three individuals have been arrested in Ondo State for allegedly attacking and disarming a female police officer in the Agadagba community in the state. The suspects, Amos Ajemigi, Tari Ofoezu and Lots Alonge, forcefully took the service riot gun and other belongings of the police officer identified as Inspector Ige Olayinka. Olayinka, attached to the Okitipupa Area Command, was on official duty in the community over a petition referred for investigation when the suspects attacked her. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5'); }); Confirming the development, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abayomi Jimoh, described the attack as an affront to constituted authority and a threat to public order. According to Jimoh, the command reiterated zero tolerance for any form of violence against law enforcement personnel in the discharge of their lawful duties. “The arrests followed a swift and intelligence-driven operation launched by operatives of the command in response to a violent incident. “Preliminary findings revealed that the officer was violently assaulted by a group of individuals while carrying out her lawful assignment. Don't Miss Terrorists kill five, set Niger community ablaze, abduct several You may like Police foil travel fraud, rescue nine foreign nationals in Ogun Rise against indiscipline, misconduct – IGP Disu charges Nigerian Police officers Police arrest three suspected armed robbers, one kidnapper Police arrest 23-year-old over alleged defilement of minor in Ondo Actor Afod calls out Gov Aiyedatiwa over bad state of schools, others in Ondo [VIDEO] Sixty-five-year old farmer killed in Ogbomoso, police arrest three suspects
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