Police arrest two robbers, recover arms in Ekiti
Men of the Ekiti State Police Command have arrested two notorious armed robbers at the Atikankan area of Ado-Ekiti, capital of Ekiti State.
According to the Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Sunday Abutu, the suspects are Olusesan Segun a.k.a ALWAYS and Kareem Gbenga.
He said they were arrested by the command operatives at the Atikankan area of Ado-Ekiti on 13/07/2022 where the criminal hideout while others took to their heels.
“Following credible intelligence received, detectives from the Command swooped on a criminal hideout at Atikankan area of Ado-Ekiti on 13/07/2022 and arrested one Olusesan Segun a.k.a ALWAYS and Kareem Gbenga while others took to their heels.
“Items recovered from the suspects include:
√ One(1) cut to size locally made single barrel gun
√ One(1) locally made pistol
√ Fifty one(51) live cartridges
√ Thirty-two (32) suspected stolen underwear
√ Twenty (20) suspected stolen aluminium window frames
√ Eight(8) suspected stolen handsets
√ Some wraps of weed suspected to be Indian hemp
√ Some wraps of powdery substance suspected to be cocaine
“During interrogation, the suspects confessed that they are into armed robbery alongside those who are currently at large. They further disclosed that they hawk illicit drugs and that they are members of the supreme Eiye confraternity.
“The suspects arrested will be arraigned accordingly while an effort is ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspects”, Abutu said.
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