The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested eight suspects, in connection with killings, kidnapping, and unlawful possession of firearms in the state.
SP Abutu Sunday, the spokesperson of the command, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said the suspects were apprehended by operatives of the command’s Rapid Response Squad (RRS).
According to Sunday, the suspects killed Mohammodu Ibrahim and Ibrahim Baba, in Ayedun-Ekiti, Ikole Local Government Area of the state in May this year.
According to the the command’s spokesperson, Baba was killed after ransom payment.
He gave the names of the suspects as: Sule Dairu, male, 25; Ali Bello, male, 25; Mohammodu Hammed, male, 21; Ali Salihu Medoki, male, 25; Ori Gambo a.k.a. Gambo Alhaji, male, 20; Shaibu Umaru a.k.a. Gahi, male, 45; Ibrahim Abdullahi a.k.a. Rusku, male, 27; and Suberu Lawal, male, 40.
“Investigation revealed that on 7th May, 2025, at about 22:00hrs, the gang, numbering about ten, invaded Isah Camp at Odo Ayedun-Ekiti, shot Mohammodu Ibrahim d3ad, and kidnapped four others. They later k!lled Ibrahim Baba after collecting ransom from his family members,” the statement read.
“During investigation, all the arrested suspects confessed to the crime and narrated the roles each of them played before, during, and after the incident.
“Some items belonging to the victims, such as one Tecno phone, shirts, trousers, slippers, among others, were recovered from the suspects.”
“The PPRO added that the arrested suspects have been remanded at the correctional centre following their arraignment in court.
“The Commissioner of Police, Joseph Eribo, “reiterates the Command’s zero tolerance for crimes and criminality. He equally called on members of the public to be security conscious and ensure effective collaboration with the Police and other security agencies.”
