Six people were detained in connection with the planned bombing in Akure, the state capital, according to the Ondo State Police Command.

At a news conference on Thursday morning in Akure, the state's commissioner of police, CP Lawal Adebowale, revealed this.

According to Lawal, the police command also found items from the suspects that seemed to be parts of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

Adekunle Prosper (56), Ojo Olumide (39), Tope Kolawole (40), Ahmed Salihu (40), Bolaji Adebowale (46), and Gbadebo Abidemi (female, 43) were the suspects he named.

He claims that intelligence information about the operations of a suspected criminal syndicate operating both inside and outside of Ondo State led to the suspects' arrest on April 15.

“The Command has recorded a major operational breakthrough with the successful foiling of a planned bomb attack in Akure,

“The operation led to the arrest of six suspects and the recovery of materials suspected to be components for the fabrication of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), alongside several other incriminating exhibits on 15th April, 2026,” Lawal said.

According to him, police officers were sent to an Akure area where the suspects were captured before to the intended attack.

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