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The Ekiti State Police Command has foiled a robbery operation along the Oye-Ikole Road, arresting two suspects and recovering stolen property.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State Command, Sunday Abutu, said the success followed the command’s intelligence-led policing.
Abutu said in a statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday that two victims of the attempted robbery were also rescued from a nearby bush.
Explaining how it happened, Abutu said, “In the early hours of Monday, 29th June, 2026, at about 3 am, a gang of three armed hoodlums attacked a faulty petrol tanker along the Ikole-Oye Road.
