The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested five suspected kidnappers, 24 hours after gunmen murdered two traditional rulers in the state.
But the Police Public Relations Office stated that there is yet no concrete evidence linking those arrested to the killing of the traditional rulers.
Investigations are ongoing even as the Police spokesman, DSP Sunday Abutu said the suspects were arrested in a forest.
“In a bid to flush out criminal elements, especially kidnappers out of the state, a combined team of the Police, NSCDC, Amotekun, OPC and local hunters embarked on a bush combing operation through Oke-Osun, Ikere/Igbo-Okah, to the thick forest around Iju/Ikere boundary.
“During the Operation, five suspected kidnappers – Usman Jelili, Mohammed Bande, Abubakar Aliu, Isah Abdulahi and Suleiman Abdulahi, were arrested.
“During interrogation, the suspects claimed to be herdsmen but it was later discovered that none of them has a cattle and no cattle was found with them in the forest where they were arrested.
“The following items were found with them in the forest – two motorcycles, one cutlass, one jack knife/ dagger and four mobile phones.”
