Kwara Police adopt technology to recover stolen property, intensify efforts to curb rising financial fraud
The Kwara State Police Command has recorded another significant operational success through the effective deployment of modern policing technology, leading to the swift recovery of a stolen vehicle in Ilorin.
The Kwara State Police Command has recorded another significant operational success through the effective deployment of modern policing technology, leading to the swift recovery of a stolen vehicle in Ilorin.
A statement signed by Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, Police Public Relation Officer said on 27th April, 2026 at about 1400hrs, the Command received a report at the Anti-Car Theft Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Ilorin, that a Toyota Matrix vehicle was stolen earlier at about 1100hrs from a parking space at Mandate Market, Ilorin.
Acting promptly, operatives activated an integrated vehicle tracking and immobilisation system linked to the vehicle’s security device. The technology enabled real-time geolocation tracking and remote engine immobilisation, which significantly aided the recovery effort.
The vehicle’s location was successfully traced to the Jebba Expressway axis, where it was found abandoned by the roadside. Preliminary findings also revealed that the suspects attempted to frustrate identification by altering the registration number, while the original plate number was recovered nearby.
“The vehicle has been recovered and secured at the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation, Ilorin. Concerted efforts are ongoing to identify and apprehend the perpetrators,” it concluded.
The State Police Command reiterates its commitment to leveraging modern technology and intelligence-led policing in combating crime and ensuring the safety of lives and property across the State.
Similarly, the State Police Command called the attention of Point-of-Sale (POS) operators, financial service providers, and the general public to a growing trend of sophisticated fraud schemes being perpetrated by criminal elements suspected to be operating across state lines.
The command said intelligence available to the Command indicates that certain individuals from outside the state are engaging POS agents in transactions involving large sums of money, often running into millions of naira, under the guise of legitimate transfers.
In many cases, these transactions are processed with the expectation of small commissions or service charges, thereby making POS operators unwitting accomplices in illicit financial activities.
Subsequently, such POS operators are sometimes visited by law enforcement authorities from other jurisdictions for interrogation or arrest, and are required to account for the whereabouts of the purported sender or recipient of the funds who are often untraceable criminal actors.
“In view of this development, Ojo Adekimi, the Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, strongly advises all POS operators and financial service providers to exercise utmost caution when handling unusually large transactions, particularly those involving unfamiliar customers or suspicious circumstances.
“Operators are hereby directed to promptly report any transaction involving significant sums to the nearest police station or relevant security agency before completion or disbursement, to enable proper verification of the source and this proactive measure is aimed at protecting innocent operators from being exploited as instruments of financial crime,” it explained.
The Command further assures the public of its commitment to working closely with financial service stakeholders to curb fraudulent practices and safeguard the integrity of financial transactions across the state.
