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Police recover arms from retired DSP after threats in Abeokuta
Police recover arms from retired DSP after threats in Abeokuta
By: Zagazola Makama
The police in Ogun have recovered firearms and other dangerous weapons from a retired Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Adebowale Opeyemi, after allegedly threatening his wife with a gun in Abeokuta.
It was gathered the complainant, Wife of DSP Adebowale Olufunmilayo (rtd), aged 60, of Alanco Area, Osiele, reported on Aug. 27 that her husband, aged 62, habitually threatened to shoot her with his single-barrel gun during arguments.
She alleged that he frequently fired the weapon in and around their residence, raising fears among family members and neighbours about his mental state.
Relatives, who accompanied the complainant to the station, resolved to take the suspect to a psychiatric facility in Abeokuta for medical examination and treatment.
Police, armed with a search warrant, searched his residence in the presence of his wife and children and recovered one single-barrel gun, two jack knives, three cutlasses and a short iron rod.
Police recover arms from retired DSP after threats in Abeokuta