Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Ekiti State Command today paraded twelve suspected criminals for various crimes ranging from criminal conspiracy, cultism, illicit dealings in drugs suspected to be Cannabis sativa, Tramadol and other restricted substances, stealing and house breaking at the Counter Terrorism Base along Afao road, Ado -Ekiti.
Parading the suspects, the State Commandant Mr John Olatunde Fayemi commended the efforts and tactics put in place by the Counter Terrorism Unit to trace the syndicate from Ado Ekiti to where they were eventually arrested .
Mr Fayemi who was amazed with the level of illicit drug dealing in the state said that the supply of illicit substances into the state capital flow
from the local governments where they are processed before supplying them to the state capital.
He therefore appealed to the traditional rulers in the state to make sure that our forests are safe from this marauders, kidnappers, armed robbers and other criminals while government will not fail in its quest to protect the people from manmade associated problems.
The suspects Odidiomo Abiodun Sunday Male 37 years, Kehinde Owodele Male 34 years, Idowu Owodele Male 32 years , Aliu Jubril Male 31 years, Mohammed Fatai Male 24 years, Kelvin Jerem iniah Male 31 years, Ayomiposi Ayodele Male 17 years, Suleiman Aliu Make 25years, Ibrahim Mohammed 20 years, Ojo Olakunle Male 26years, Olaniyi Yinka Male 30 years and Faleye Odunayo Male 39 years.
The suspects except Faleye Odunayo were arrested in the forest between Awo Ekiti, Ido Osi Local Government and Igede Ekiti where they were processing the illicit drug and supply same to the state capital with the assistance of some despatch riders who are distributing the illicit drugs to the suspected buyers in Ado Ekiti and Ikere Ekiti metropolis.
Fakaye Odunayo was arrested separately in Ado Ekiti when a manhunt was launched against him as he was suspected to have broken into his employer’s house while they were away carting away properties and other valuables that worth over 1.5 million naira.
Items recovered from the suspects include 3 Bajaj motor bikes, substances suspected to be Cannabis sativa, Tramadol, raps of drugs, phones of various brands and charms.
Preliminary investigation as at the time of filing this report showed that the group may be behind kidnapping occurrences along Ido Osi and Irepodun /Ifelodun axis of the state as they are residing in the forest where victims of kidnappings are kept before random is paid.
The suspects will be charged to court as soon as preliminary investigations are concluded.