One of the suspects is Akamo Ayodeji, aka AK MORE, who attacked a student of the Federal University Oye Ekiti, Akomolafe Tolulope Patience, with an axe, a situation that led to his death.
Addressing journalists at the premises of the command, the Ekiti State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Abutu, said the partnership was already yielding results as all the suspects were arrested through a tip-off from members of the public and intensified efforts by men of the command. “On approaching the scene, the suspects numbering about five sighted the Police and took to their heels into the bush. Efforts intensified by the operatives led to the arrest of one Aliyu Mohammed.
“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to being a gun runner who had earlier supplied a Barreta pistol to one Fatai Danjuma and Ademilua Ayodele Hammed at the cost of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira in March 2022. Also On 04/04/2022 at about 1700hrs, the Command received a distress call from Mathew Street, Ado-Ekiti that a serial burglar was arrested and about to be lynched by a mob.
The suspect’s house was searched and one police handcuff, one Vdigi black television set and foodstuffs suspected to have been stolen were recovered.