The operatives of the Ekiti State Police Command have arrested 21 suspects in connection with the recent killings and other crimes in the state.
No fewer than four persons, including a commercial motorcycle ticket agent, were recently killed by gunmen at different locations in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.
The command’s spokesman, DSP Sunday Abutu, told newsmen in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, that the suspects were arrested following a discreet investigation by the command.
Abutu disclosed that the suspects were arrested for alleged armed robbery and cultism.
Abutu said the suspects were members of different cult groups who killed people in the state as reprisal attacks within their confraternity.
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He said police investigation revealed that one of the suspects is a member of the ‘Eiye Confraternity’.
The police spokesperson stated that further investigation also led to the arrest of several other suspects, including members of a notorious cult gang who allegedly came from Plateau State to take part in the act.
Abutu noted that the suspects would soon be charged to court.
Abutu urged residents of Ekiti State to be vigilant and continue to cooperate with the law enforcement agencies towards nipping crimes in the bud.
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