The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested four suspected burglars at a criminal hideout in Ado Ekiti, the state capital.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, said the suspects were arrested during an intelligence-led raid on the hideout in the Omisanjana area of Ado Ekiti on Sunday.
In a statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Monday, Abutu said operatives recovered a large quantity of items reasonably suspected to be proceeds of burglary and theft.
He stated, “During the operation, four suspects were arrested. They are Abdurazak Suleiman, 39; John Okori, 27; Francis Okori, 32; and Kehinde Alabi, 30, all residents of Omisanjana, Ado Ekiti.
“A search of the premises led to the recovery of numerous items suspected to have been stolen from various shops, including assorted perfumes, bathing soaps, alcoholic beverages, food items, body care products, cotton materials, clothing, a school bag, a 3kg gas cylinder and a sledgehammer suspected to have been used for shop-breaking operations. Related News PFIPC Scandal: Police arrest ‘fake’ DG’s father, says Femi Falana Man stabbed to death in Cross River I staged my kidnap to extort N25m from family — Delta man
