Ekiti police arrest 37 robbery suspects, fleeing inmates

The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested 37 robbery suspects including five of those who carried out robbery attacks on the residents of Adekunle Fajuyi Estate, Ilawe Road, Ado-Ekiti in the early hours of Sunday.

The Commissioner of Police, Taiwo Lakanu, said they were arrested when the Police raided their hideouts in Atikankan, Sabo and Lekeleke areas of Ado-Ekiti on Monday night.

“During investigation, all the suspects confessed to series of armed robbery attacks and the police also extended their investigation to the affected areas of which the victims of their attack confirmed.

“During the raid, Police recovered cut-to-size two locally made single barrel guns from the suspects,” the CP said.

A robbery suspect, Michael Adams, who was one of the  inmates that escaped during the December attack on Federal Prison, Ado-Ekiti, led operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad to arrest other members of the gang in their hideouts.

Some of the suspects arrested in connection with the Fajuyi Estate robbery include Abdulsalam Kabiru, Ayeni Ojo, Albert Ayodeji and Adebiyi Seun.

Kabiru and Ayodeji are also among the fleeing inmates of the Federal Prison, Ado-Ekiti.

Another suspect, Do-Good Owoeye, was arrested with Indian hemp and a cut-to-size single barrel gun and an Army camouflage uniform which he claimed belonged to his late father.

Lakanu disclosed that the Police had stationed patrol vehicles at Olorunda area of Ado-Ekiti, some big estates within the city and other flashpoints.

He urged members of the public to always volunteer information to help curb crime in the state.

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