The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ekiti State Command, has paraded twelve persons in connection with various crimes in the state.
In a statement by the command’s PRO, the State Commandant, Sunday Agboola, explained that the suspects were apprehended at different locations in and around Ado -Ekiti metropolis for crimes ranging from armed robbery, illicit drug usage and peddling, burglary, stealing, conspiracy and cyber crimes.
One Adesoji Victor, 19 years old and three others were arrested at a foiled robbery attempt at a supermarket along Oke Ila axis of Ado.
The statement added that the CTU operatives of the Corps neutralized the suspects and recovered one locally made barrel cut to size gun, other dangerous weapons and a registered motorcycle.
Others paraded by the Command included Samuel Micheal 25, Adebayo Lateef 29, Opeyemi Adelusi 24, Daramola Ariyo 26 and Wasiu Ariyo 29.
He said that they were arrested along Omisanjana axis of Ado Ekiti and that they were in possession of illicit drugs such as cannabis sativa in large quantity, phones and cyber crimes materials.
The Commandant also said that Ayodele Ayomide 20, and Oladapo Agbe were arrested along Oke Ila, in Ado Ekiti, after they had successfully broken into a church and stole a heavy duty generator belonging to the church.
He added that the suspects would be arraigned as soon as investigation was concluded.
