Ekiti State Police Command has paraded 16 suspects in connection with various criminal offenses such as kidnapping, murder, armed robbery and cultism in the State.
The state Commissioner of Police, Dare Ogundare while parading the suspects restated police resolve to rid Ekiti of criminals.
According to him, the various suspects were apprehended at different locations of their hideouts within the state.
Among the suspects were Abu Hassan AKA DANGER and Abubakar Sadiq who are notorious kidnappers and have been terrorizing innocent citizens around Iyemero/Oke-Ako/Irele/Ipao-Ekiti.”
According to the Commissioner, the suspects were identified by one Saka Orelope to be among the kidnappers
that abducted him at ATU farm settlement Iyemero-Ekiti.
Similarly, one Bayo Aribisala also identified the suspects to be among the hoodlums that intercepted his vehicle on 26/12/2022 at about 14:00hrs along Oke-Ako and shot his two legs but he managed to escape from the scene.
More so, one Ayebulu Oyewole who was kidnapped on 03/09/2022 identified the suspects to be among those that kidnapped him alongside his two brothers. A Civil Defense Officer, one late Ayebulu Joseph was shot dead at the scene.
” It was revealed that the suspects were also involved in the kidnapping of one Afolayan Samson and Adewole Ige at Igede farm settlement in Iyemero-Ekiti on 15/04/2023 and later released on 17/04/2023. One locally made single barrel gun and two live cartridges were recovered from the suspects.
Also, the Commissioner said, operatives arrested one Umar Hassam and Yusuf Lawal for allegedly storming Ayenco area, EdaIle-Ekiti and kidnapping one Ajayi Mary Olajumoke. The victims has been saved and two cutlass and 82,000 were recovered.
On cultism, the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) arrested one Quadri Ajbola AKA Omoolope who is a notorious member of black Axe secret cult that had planned to unleash terror on their rival members in Ado-Ekiti and environs.
“Investigation revealed that the faction of the black Axe had created a group called HIT who were Supposed to Commence their king operation on 10/05/2023. Further investigation showed that the group was responsible for the killing of 8 suspected members of black Axe secret cult.
“On Armed robbery and cultism, the Commissioner revealed that one Adebayo Oladele A.K.A YOJE,
Oluwaseun Aanuoluwapo A.K.A OG0 and One Adeleye Tope A.K.A OMO MUMMY attacked some members of NURTW with dangerous weapons such as gun, clubs bottles at their motor park in Igede-Ekiti where they disposed the secretary of the union’s ticket booklet and also robbed him of his money.
“On 07/05/2023 at about 11:45hrs, the Command’s Operatives, while on stop and search along Aramoko-Efon highway, intercepted a Toyota Bus occupied by the three suspects namely: Ismaila Rafiu, Komolafe Shola and Aladegoke Busuyi.
Upon searching the boot of the bus, different electric cables were found.
During interrogation, the suspects confessed to have vandalized the transformer connecting Isinbode-Ekiti and carted away the cables that were found with them.
The arrested suspects mentioned other suspects who are currently on the run and effort is currently ongoing to arrest them.
