BY LAW IBITOYE
Ekiti State police command has paraded twenty one suspects threatening the peace of the state in connection with armed robbery, illegal possession of firearms, cultism and murder.
Parading the suspects on Wednesday at the Police Headquarters in Ado Ekiti, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP ABUTU SUNDAY hinted that the suspects were napped through
intelligence gathering .
Reeling out the offenses of the suspects and where they were napped, ABUTU hinged the recent killings and robbery in the state capital to fracas among rival secret cult group members, Supreme “Eive” Confraternity and the Black Axe “Aiye” Confraternity
The Command through credible tip-off, arrested one Aluko Olamide a.k.a SANDA in Ado-Ekiti on 23/06/2024. A search was conducted in his house and three mobile phones, six ATM Cards and thirty-two different Sim Cards belonging to victims were recovered.
Further investigation led to the arrest of one Atewogboye Olumide Emmanuel at Ekute Quarters, Ado-Ekiti on 24/06/2024. A search of his room was carried out and two locally made Single Barrel guns and nine live cartridges were recovered.
Effort intensified on 24/06/2024 led to the arrest of one Salawudeen Lookman, one of the killer squad members and member of Eiye Confraternity. The suspects confessed that they, alonside other fleeing members of their gang identified as Atewogboye Ibrahim aka Apeleko. LatiOlorifunfun and one nicknamed Tornado, were responsible for the killing of one Omoyajowo Olanipekun at Okesa Junction, Ado-Ekili on 18/06/2024, the killing of one Ibrahim Taofeek Ayinde at Opposite Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado-Ekiti, and the killing of one Abdullahi Dogon-Daji inside Bisi Market, Ado-Ekiti, on 20/06/2024. They equally confessed to the attacking and killing of one Abdullahi Abubakar on 19/06/2024 during the process of robbing him of his motorcycle. The gang equally shot one Olakunle Rasak at Ori Apata, Along Adebayo Area, Ado-Ekiti, who is presently receiving treating in the hospital.
The Suspects confessed further that the Killing of Abdullahi Dogon-Daji inside Bisi Market was a mistake as they actually targeted a rival cult member who was standing beside the victim. According to them, the attack was to revenge the killing of one Okunola Dami A.K.A Dami Richie, who was their member, that was shot dead on 27/05/2024 around Dalimore Area, beside Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, Ado-Ekiti, by members of a rival secret cult group.
On 02/06/2024 at about 22:20hrs, a gang of eight armed robbers stormed Oshodi Community, Ado-Ekiti, with guns and other sophisticated weapons, attacked and robbed different residents of their belongings.
Upon the receipt of the information, the Command Rapid Response Squad(RRS) arrested one Poyi Nambet Boka at the scene with one AK47 rifle loaded with ammunition.
The suspect led RRS operatives to Wonderking Hotel, Ado
Ekiti, where two of their gang members; Pompyal Domfas Yahanna A.K.A BOSS and Timnan Nimmyel Moses John were arrested.
The suspects equally led the operatives to YGL Hotel, Ado- Ekiti, where two locally made Barreta pistols with one magazine loaded with four rounds of live ammunition were recovered inside a Well within the hotel premises and one Peter Nalde, the security guard of the Hotel who concealed the weapons, was arrested.
Adding that On 16/06/2024, one of the gang members, David Dashe a.k.a TOO MUCH, who escaped to Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory was trailed and arrested by RRS Operatives and other Members Katdul Joshua Sunday, Benjamin Dashe, Seina Luka and Saldu Marmap.
The suspects confessed to have robbed innocent citizens in Ado-Ekiti and IKere-Ekiti on 05/01/2024, 07/04/2024, 19/05/2024, 26/05/2024, 30/05/2024, 22/05/2024, amongst others.
They equally confessed to be responsible for the robbery and the murder of one Adewumi Blessing ‘f on 06/02/2024 and the murder of one Isijola Temitope Opeyemi, a POS operator on 22/05/2024.
The RRS further arrested three suspects, one Ezekelechi, Godfrey Israel and Eze Orji. During interrogation, two among the suspected armed robbers, one Timnan Limmyel Moses John and Poyi Nambet Boka, indicted the three arrested suspects to be members of a syndicate that specializes in stealing vehicles parked within Ado-Ekiti.
The PPRO confirmed the arrest of
one Omotuyi Termitope A.K.A TOPE JINADU SMALL inside Alex Grace Hotel, Ado-Ekiti. The suspect alongside four other suspects were said to have been arrested in 2012 for jailbreak and robbery that led to the escape of two hundred and twenty inmates.
According to the PPRO” Investigation revealed that the suspect thereafter, fled to United Arab Emirates (UAE) where he involved in a murder case, arrested, imprisoned for six years and later repatriated to Nigeria.
One Adefemi Oluwatosin a.k.a WONDERFUL was arrested for robbing a POS operator and her husband on 21/06/2024 at Olaoluwa Street, Ado-Ekiti in sum of four hundred and seventy thousand naira (#470,000). The Victims, however, identified the suspect as one of the armed robbers that attacked and robbed them. Investigation revealed that the suspect is a notorious member of the Supreme “Elye” Confraternity Secret Cult and specializes in robbing POS operators within Ado-Ekiti.
Exhibits recovered from the suspects were:
1. Two AK 47 rifles
ii. Two locally made Berreta Pistols
iii. Eleven 7.62mm live ammunition
iv. Four 9mm live ammunition
v. Four AK47 magazines
vi. Two Suspected stolen
Bajaj Motorcycles.
Effort is ongoing to arrest other fleeing members of the gang.
All the suspects arrested will be arraigned accordingly.
The Command wishes to appreciate all the good spirited members of the public whose credible and timely information supplied have led to these achievements. This we pray should be sustained in order to ensure a safer and better society.
Everyone is implored to be security conscious and report to the nearest Police Station any suspicious person or group of persons found around our environs or call 08062335577″