Amotekun Arrests Five Susprcted Bandits in Ekiti, Recovers Weapons

By: Israel Adeleke

OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports that in a move to curb insurgency, insecurity in the state, the operatives of Ekiti State Security Network, widely known as Amotekun corps, have arrested five suspected fleeing bandits in the state.

OTN News further reports that the communications officer of Ekiti Amotekun, Abiodun Adeleye, who disclosed this while speaking to journalists in the state, said that the suspects were arrested in Okemesi-Ekiti, Ekiti West Local Government Area of the state after dropping off from a vehicle which conveyed them to the area.

Adeleye, who noted that the arrest was made possible through a credible tip of the residents of the area, revealed that after immediate profiling of the suspects, incriminating weapons such as two locally-made guns, one axe, one dagger, two dogs, five cell phones and assorted charms were recovered from them.

Adeleye further gave the details of the suspects as 28-year-Old Abdulahi, Ibrahim-25, Adamu-25, Umar-31 and Yahaya-28.

Disclosing the excuses the suspects gave, the Amotekun spokesman, added that, the suspects claimed to be farmers from Jigawa and Kaduna states, adding that but, they couldn’t provide more convincing explanations on their mission in the state.

"Upon interrogation by the arresting Officers of the town, their leader, Suleiman, alongside others purported themselves to be farmers, who hail from Kaduna and Jigawa State, of which, no concrete evidence was proven for convincing.

“The suspects, with the exhibits recovered from them, have since been handed over to The Ekiti West Police Command for further investigation and necessary action,” Adeleye explained.

He, however, reiterated the commitment of the Amotekun corps under the commandant of Brig. Gen. Olu Adewa(retd) to ward off criminal elements from the state and ensure security of lives and property.

Adeleye appealed to residents across the 16 Local Government Areas to support the security agencies with credible and timely information on suspicious individuals and activities in their communities for prompt action.