Police arrest two after robbery at Ekiti varsity student hostels

A late-night equipped robbery astatine pupil hostels adjacent the Ekiti State University assemblage successful Ado Ekiti has led to the apprehension of 2 suspects, portion information operatives proceed a manhunt for different members of the pack who fled the scene.

The incidental occurred successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday successful the Iworoko country of Ado Ekiti, wherever equipped men reportedly stormed off-campus hostels and robbed students of their idiosyncratic belongings, raising caller concerns implicit information astir pupil residential areas.

Confirming the development, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Ekiti State Command, Sunday Abutu, said the bid received a distress telephone astatine astir 2:30 am, prompting an contiguous effect from operatives of the Iworoko Police Division.

According to him, students reported that equipped suspects had breached into their hostels and forcibly dispossessed them of valuables, including mobile phones.

He said constabulary operatives swiftly mobilised to the country and tracked the suspects to their hideout soon aft the attack, starring to the apprehension of 2 individuals, portion others escaped.

The suspects were identified arsenic Abdulraman Abdulmumini, 26, and Abdulsalam Oseni, 31.
Items recovered from them see an unregistered Bajaj motorcycle allegedly utilized successful the operation, 2 stolen mobile phones, 2 MP integer radios, arsenic good arsenic covering and sho...