By Abiodun Nejo
The Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State, Dare Ogundare, on Friday, paraded 16 suspects for various offences.
The suspects included eight men arrested in connection with bank robberies in the state and four receivers of stolen items.
Also, a military impersonator and three others were nabbed in connection with kidnapping and cattle rustling.
Ogundare said, “Upon credible tip-off, the command’s Rapid Response Squad arrested one Dele Ajayi, Ifeanyi Emmanuel, Segun Ojo, Raymond Francis, Godwin Emeka and Odiri Isaac all in Ikorodu, Lagos State, for their involvement in several bank robberies.”
He said the affected banks included Union Bank, Igede Ekiti in 2018; First Bank, Ifaki Ekiti, in 2018; UBA, Oye-Ekiti in 2019; Wema Bank in 2020; Access Bank, Ijero in 2018.
The CP said the suspects were also involved in highway robbery in Odogbolu, Ogun State, and kidnapping of one Olowo Bolaji at Ipoti-Ekiti on January 29, 2020.
He said, “Upon the confession made by the arrested suspects, four receivers of stolen vehicles and other valuables, namely Idris Ayodeji, Ayeni Tope, Tirimisiyu Giwa and Wasiu Alabi, were arrested.”
Source: The Punch