The Ekiti State Police Command has killed three suspected armed robbers and arrested no fewer than 15.
The Police Public Relations Officer in
the state, Mr. Victor Babayemi, who said this in an interview with our
correspondent in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday said the arrest was made in the
past two weeks.
He said the command stepped up security
to combat the rising wave of criminal activities in the state. While
assuring the people of their safety, the PPRO warned that the police
would not relent in his effort to ensure that the peaceful atmosphere
in the state was not destroyed.
Reacting to terror unleashed on the
people of the state by some gangs of criminals, the PPRO said the police
had beefed up security across the 16 local government areas in the
state.
He said, “We have stepped up security in
the state. We are on top of the situation. The criminal elements are
being flushed out because our men are daily smoking them out of their
hideouts.
“We have arrested 15 armed robbers in
the last two weeks and we have killed three; those were the ones who
engaged our teams in gun duels. One of the armed robbers was killed in
Ado Ekiti, his partner was arrested. Another one was shot along Ado
Ekiti Ilawe Road and he died on the way to hospital.”
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