…Parades17 criminal suspects including a lady, recover police riffle
Ekiti State Police Command has paraded seventeen supspects including a lady for various alleged criminal offences such as murder, kidnapping, impersonation, attempted murder.
Among the suspects were gang of cultists who killed a POS operator at Irona, Roundabout, Ado Ekiti in a broad day light, while his 3m was carted away.
Parading the suspects at the Ekiti State Police Command Headquarters, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Sunday Abutu said the Command would at all time, rise up to its responsibility to perform its mandatory and statutory duty of protection of lives and properties of innocent citizens.
According to Mr Abutu “The Command received a distress call that one Faponmile Mathew was attempting to kill one Ijadale Francis by seriously assaulting and inflicting high degree of injuries on him at Dove Filling Station, Aramoko-Ekiti.
“The Command immediately mobilized to the scene and arrested the suspect who had also inflicted serious injuries on one Emmanuel Boluwatife, an attendant of the the filling station.
“Investigation revealed that the suspect is an impersonator and a serial offender who had been arrested by the Command and charged to court for impersonating to be a military personnel.
“Upon his arrest, one baton was recovered from him which was one of the weapons he used to attack the victims.
“It is on record that items such as camouflage uniforms, boots, badges, tags and other military accoutrements were recovered from him during his previous arrest.
“Also, On the 15/09/2023 at about 09:30hrs, base on a credible tip off that some suspected cultists who usually rob innocent citizens of their valuables were planning another armed robbery attack from their hideout in Ikere-Ekiti, the Command’s Rapid Response Squad (RRS) immediately mobilized to the scene and arrested one Adewumi Gbenga a.k.a PASU, Samson Gideon, Ogundare Tobi, Adamolekun Lekan, Olanipekun Daniel a.k.a FINEST, Daramola Tope, Mayowa Ojo, Alaba Ayobami, Aremo Olatunji Oladele, Adebayo Peter and Abiodun Bosede.
“Upon search, one AK-47 rifle was recovered from the suspects. Investigation revealed that the suspects partook in the attack and setting ablaze of Afao Divisional Police Headquarters, Ikere-Ekiti during the ENSARS protest in 2020 and carted away the AK-47 rifle amongst other arms and valuables from the station.
“During interrogation, the suspects confessed to be members of the supreme Eiye Confraternity cult group in Ikere-Ekiti.
“Intensified efforts by rhe RRS operatives led to the arrest of one Ojo Àlaba, Omotoso Sunday and Alabi Babatunde.
It was revealed that the AK-47 rifle is part of the arms used to rob one Olasunkanmi Joseph of the cash sum of three million, five hundred thousand naira(#3,500,00:00) at Irona roundabout, Ado-Ekiti on 06/04/2023 where the victim was killed on the spot.
Further finding showed that one of the arrested suspects, ADEWUMI GBOYEGA a.k.a PASU, who is a drug Baron and present leader of Supreme Eiye Confraternity, masterminded the kidnapping of one Falana Opeyemi on 11/07/2023 in Ikere-Ekiti whose whereabouts remains unknown till date.
Effort is underway for the arrest of other fleeing suspects and recovery of other possible stolen arms and ammunition.
Also Abutu confirmed that”The command operatives, acting upon a rip-off, swooped on a gang of suspected cultists in their criminal hideouts along Iworoko road, Ado-Ekiti. During the operation, one Lucky Favour and Lawal Oluwaseun were arrested while others took to their heels.
It was revealed that the two suspects are members of the supreme Eiye Confraternity preparing for initiation meeting prior to their arrest.
Effort is on top gear for possible arrest of other fleeing members of the gang.
Mr Abutu appreciated members of the public for their cooperation by giving timely and useful information that led to some of these achievements, saying all the suspects arrested will be arraigned accordingly.
He therefore enjoined all Ekiti State citizens to be security conscious, vigilant and report any untoward incident or happening observed in their locality to the nearest Police Station or call 08062335577.