The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ekiti State, Ado Ekiti, on Wednesday, 21st February, paraded twelve individuals suspected of involvement in various criminal activities within the state. The parade took place at the Command's headquarters along Ikere/Ado road, Ekiti State.
Parading the suspects, Commandant Agboola Adisa Sunday explained that the suspects were apprehended in locations around Ado -Ekiti metropolis for crimes ranging from armed robbery, illicit drug usage and peddling, house breaking, stealing, conspiracy and cyber related crimes.
Commandant Agboola expressed his readiness to cooperate with other security agencies in the state to flush out criminal elements in the state by using overt and covert means to solve security questions so that Ekiti can be at peace with unflinching supports from general public.
The suspects were Adesoji Victor 19 years who was arrested at a foiled robbery scene along Oke Ila axis of Ado Ekiti where suspected three person armed with a locally made pistol attempted to rob a supermarket belonging to Mrs Adepoju Victoria.
The Command Counter Terrorism Unit rose up and mobilized to the scene of the attacked which led to the arrest of the suspect while others escaped. The CTU operatives neutralized the suspects and recovered one locally made barrel cut to pistol size, a registered motor cycle and other dangerous weapons.
Others are Samuel Micheal 25 years, Adebayo Lateef 29 years, Opeyemi Adelusi 24 years, Daramola Ariyo 26 years and Wasiu Ariyo 29 years were arrested along Omisanjana axis of Ado Ekiti. They were in possession of illicit drugs, suspected cannabis sativa in large quantity, phones and cyber crimes materials. They have been terrorising that area with reports from landlords of the area to the Unit, showing that they are of questionable characters. Other suspected illicit drugs were also recovered from them.
Ayodele Ayomide 20 years and Oladapo Agbe were arrested along Oke Ila in Ado Ekiti after they had successfully broke into a church and stole a heavy duty generator belonging to the church. The CTU acted on a top off received from a good Samaritan and traced the suspect to where he was attempting to sell the stolen generator to one Oladapo Agbe at a ridiculous price .Lastly, Osalusi Ayo 28 years and one other at large were alleged to have stolen air conditioner along Ajebandele area of Ado Ekiti.
The Counter Terrorism Unit of the Command also issued out warnings to all criminal elements in the state to leave the state as the state will be so hot for them in the coming weeks. All hands are on deck to smoke out criminal elements from all the nooks and crannies of Ekiti State with the support of all other similar agencies in the state as security is a business of all.
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