Eight suspected criminals were arrested by the Ekiti State police command, including one Onibile Kolawole who attempted to assassinate the state chairman of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, Mr. Bunmi Ajimoko.
Parading the suspects at the police headquarters in Ado Ekiti yesterday, the Commissioner of Police, Felix Uyanna, said two of the suspects, Olajuwon Adebanjo, 22, a 200 level Philosophy student, and Dapo Oduwole, a 300 level Mechanical Engineering, are both students of the Ekiti State University and were arrested for alleged armed robbery/cult-related activities.
The CP said the suspects were arrested on March 23 around 4pm following a distress call by some students that they were being robbed of their valuables.
Another suspect, Akintunde Ayoola, who the police described as "unrepentant cultist and suspected murderer" was arrested on March 14 in connection with the murder of one Ayodeji Olaseinde following a cult clash between two cult groups - 'Eiye' and a rival group 'Axemen' confranternities on January 16.
The CP also paraded one Famuyide Oluwafemi, also a 300 level Mechanical Engineering student of EKSU for allegedly being in possession of a toy gun and one expended ammunition at the venue of the Thursday's mega rally organised by Governor Kayode Fayemi to flag off campaign for his second term in office.
The police boss said the suspected assassin had placed an annonymous call to Mr Ajimoko, demanding the sum of N150,000 to be paid into a specified account, or he would be killed.
The police boss explained: "The suspect claimed that he was contacted by some persons to kill the victim, but for his benevolence to him in time past, he decided to spare his life if he paid the sum of money requested for."
According to him, the suspected assassin was trapped on March 19 at a first generation bank in Ado Ekiti while withdrawing the sum paid into his account by the victim.
"Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect has several bank accounts opened with different names," the CP added.
During the parade, several ammunitions, charms, raps of different sizes of indian hemp allegedly used by the suspects were displayed.
The CP assured that the cases would be thoroughly investigated after which those found culpable would be prosecuted. He warned youths not to allow themselves to be used for criminal activities, especially during electioneering campaign ahead of the June 21 governorship election
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