Security operatives comprising the Oyo State Joint-Security Task Force, Operation Burst has raided some criminal hideouts at the Sabo area.
The operation comes few days to the New Year celebrations when they recovered over 20 pricey smartphones.
The security outfit said that the raid was carried out on black spots and hideouts for criminals in Ibadan metropolis on Thursday, the 3oth of December.
Director General of Oyo State Joint Task Force, Col James Oladapo (rtd) confirmed that no less that 23 iPhones were seized during the raid.
According to him, this is part of the outfit’s efforts to protect lives and property in the state during the ’ember months.’
“We have been on the trail of criminals who have been terrorising citizens and residents at strategic locations, especially in Sabo area of the state,” he said.
Oladipo therefore called on victims who were recently robbed of their Apple-phones, otherwise known as I-Phones within Ibadan to come forward with proof of ownership, to reclaim them.
The Director General, while assuring the public of the Task force’s immediate response to distress calls, urged them to give useful information that will aid Security Agencies in performing its duties.
The iPhone is a line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. that use Apple’s iOS mobile operating system.
The first-generation iPhonewas announced by then-Apple CEO Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007. Since then, Apple has annually released new iPhone models and iOS updates.
As of November 1, 2018, more than 2.2 billion iPhones had been sold.
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