Monday, August 25, 2025 - The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested eight suspects in connection with k!llings, kidnapping, and unlawful possession of firearms in the state.
The spokesperson of the command, SP Abutu Sunday, who
disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, August 24, 2025 said the suspects were
apprehended by operatives of the Command’s Rapid Response Squad (RRS).
Abutu that the suspects k!lled Mohammodu Ibrahim and Ibrahim
Baba, in Ayedun-Ekiti, Ikole Local Government Area of the state in May
2025.
According to the PPRO, Baba was k!lled 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.”
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