Police
Operatives of Rapid Response Squad, Ekiti State Police Command, have arrested two suspects involved in siphoning diesel from the generating plants used in powering street lights in Ado Ekiti, the state capital.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, said on Thursday that the two suspects, Danjuma and Idowu, were arrested on Wednesday by men of the RRS along NTA Road, Ado Ekiti while trying to get away with a 25 litre gallon containing diesel suspected to have been siphoned from the generating set.
Abutu said, “The suspects confessed during interrogation that they committed the crime.
“The suspects also confessed that they have been selling the stolen diesel to unsuspecting residents of Ado-Ekiti, for some time. They will be arraigned in due course”, the police spokesperson said.
Abutu called on Ekiti residents to always be security conscious and endeavor to report any untoward incident around them to security operatives to take necessary actions.
Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady, has congratulated her husband, President Bola Tinubu, on his…
Victor Boniface has urged Nigerians to be patient after his goal drought with the Super…
Peter Obi, a former presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP), has denied rumors that…
Rotimi Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers State, has stated that the conflict between Nyesom…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has condemned the violent mob action in Edo State…
The Sokoto State Police Command has ramped up security measures to ensure public safety before,…
