The police in Ekiti State have arrested four suspected criminals for armed robbery and kidnapping allegations.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State Command, SP Sunday Abutu, made this known in a statement in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday.
Abutu said that the suspects, who were arrested during a stop and search operation, “are currently undergoing thorough investigation”.
Giving a breakdown of how the four suspects were arrested on different occasions, Abutu said, “On 10th May, 2025 at about 10:30am, the operatives of the Safer Highway Unit, during stop and search operations along Awo/Igede-Ekiti Road, intercepted and arrested one Sunday Idoko, Gabriel Sunday and Olayiwola Olajide who were reasonably suspected to be armed robbers.
“The three suspects, who were intercepted in a commercial vehicle, claimed they were travelling from Ondo State to Kwara State.
“They initially tried to escape arrest by approaching the checkpoint at a high speed, but it took the bravery and professional tactics of the operatives to arrest them.”
The police spokesperson said that investigations revealed that they were members of a particular cult group travelling to Kwara State for an operation.
He stated, “Items recovered from them are one locally made pistol concealed in a towel, two live cartridges, three phones, one power bank, a substance suspected to be a charm, and a cash sum of N150,000.”
Abutu said that the kidnap suspect, Abubakar Sadiu of Zamfara State, who was reasonably suspected to be a kidnapper, was apprehended in a commercial bus on 11th May 2025, at about 11:00hrs by operatives of the Safer Highway Unit Operatives, during a stop and search.
He said, “The suspect attempted to bribe the policemen with a sum of N50,000 but it was turned down and he was arrested. He claimed to be going to Kwara State from Ondo State but could not give a definite location in either state.
“Items recovered from him are a cash sum of N397,000, 10kg of red oil, two smartphones, one head torch light, one lighter, an empty black bag and one black face cap.
“The Command solicits the support and cooperation of members of the public at all times, including during stop and search operations, to enable success in the fight against crimes and criminality in the state.”
