4 In Police Net For Robbery, Kidnapping

Men of the Ekiti State Police Command have arrested three suspected armed robbers and a suspected kidnapper.

The trio of Sunday Idoko, Gabriel Sunday and Olayiwola Olajide, who the police said were reasonably suspected to be armed robbers, were apprehended along Awo/Igede road last Saturday.

The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sunday Abutu said, “On 10th May, 2025 at about 10:30hrs, the Operatives of the Safer Highway Unit, during stop and search operations along Awo/Igede-Ekiti road, intercepted and arrested.

“The suspects, intercepted in a commercial vehicle, claimed they were travelling from Ondo State to Kwara State”.

Abutu said it took the bravery and professional tactics of the Operatives to arrest the suspects as they initially tried to escape arrest by approaching the checkpoint at high speed.

The police spokesman said investigations revealed that the suspects are members of a particular cult group who were travelling to Kwara State for an operation.

Items recovered from them include 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 one hundred fifty-five thousand naira.

In another development, one Abubakar Sadiu, suspected to be a kidnapper, was arrested last Sunday around 11 am by the police Safer Highway Unit Operatives, during a stop and search.

Abutu said the suspect, who attempted to bribe the policemen with N50,000 but was turned down and arrested, claimed to be en route to Kwara State from Ondo State but could not give a definite location in either state.

The 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 fez cap.

The PPRO, who said the four suspects are currently undergoing a thorough investigation, added that the command solicits the support and cooperation of members of the public at all times, including during stop and search operations, to enable it to succeed in the fight against crimes and criminality in the state.