BREAKING: APC Primary: Police arrest armed thugs connected to serving lawmaker in Ekiti

The Police person arrested equipped thugs allegedly sponsored by a serving House of Representatives subordinate successful Ekiti State.

The State Police Commissioner, Falade Adegoroye Michael, announced the apprehension on Friday during a property conference.

The suspects, who were referred to by the constabulary arsenic “armed hoodlums with unsafe weapons” were arrested astatine 9pm on Thursday at Onikoyi Hotel, Ikun-Ekiti, aft quality was received concerning their accomplishment successful the state. 

The arrested suspects were identified arsenic Adekunle Stephen, Boluwaji Ishola, Adepoju Adebayo, Oluwatobi Adeoluwa, Akintunde Emmanuel, Ibitola Babatope, and Adewale Makanjuola, portion others escaped successful 3 vehicles. 

According to the constabulary commissioner, the suspects confessed to being governmental thugs hired by a serving subordinate of the House of Representatives to destabilise the APC superior elections earlier scheduled for 15th May, 2026 successful the state. 

The Police revealed that “One Beretta Pistol, Two Pump Action guns, 9 rounds of 9mm unrecorded ammunition, substances suspected to beryllium transgression charm, 4 unrecorded cartridges...