Police authorities in Oyo State have presented Alhaji Lamidi Mukaila Auxiliary, the former Chairman of the Park Management System (PMS), who was arrested the previous week.
Earlier, operatives from the Department of State Services (DSS) apprehended Auxiliary at his residence in the Olodo area of Ibadan and subsequently handed him over to the Oyo State Police Command.
During a press briefing on Thursday at the Command headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, State Commissioner of Police Adebola Hamzat stated that several dangerous weapons were allegedly found in Auxiliary’s possession at one of his hotels.
“Exhibits recovered in his possession at his Diamond Hotel residence around Alakia-Isebo Egbeda in Egbeda Local Government Area include: one AK-47 Riffle, 4 AK-47 magazines, 84 live AK-47 Ammunition, 19 pump action riffles, one Barreta Pistol, 7 Cut-to-size Gun, one English made Barrel Gun,” Hamzat said.
“Others are 724 live cartridges, 25 cutlasses, Seven Jack knives, 33 mobile phones, one Samsung Laptop, Charms, One Mazda Bus, One Toyota Sienna, Cash sum of N3,450,000.
“In furtherance of these, discreet intelligence-led search commenced for the sacked PMS chieftain with the help of technology, collaborative efforts with Sister Services and Community Policing, many locations were identified, traced and combed for months until his recent arrest in a concerted effort with our sister services.
“Moving forward, the suspect would be charged to court for offences committed. While the command is thanking the public for providing credible information to curb crime, it has become imperative to affirm to the general public about our resolve to deal decisively with any criminally motivated individual or group who intends to flip the State retrogressively into the historical dark ages of the ‘Wild West.”