By Yemi Olajutemu

Ado Ekiti

Operatives of the  EKiti State Police command have arrested two armed robbery Suspects from their hideout in Atikankan area of Ado Ekiti recovering Arms and Armunitions freom them.

A statement by the State PPRO Mr Sunday Abutu explained that the officers of the command swooped to action following credible intelligence received from detectives, arresting one Olusesan Segun a.k.a ALWAYS and Kareem Gbenga while others took to their heels.

According to the statement, Items recovered from the suspects include: One(1) cut to size locally made single barrel gun,  One(1) locally made pistol, Fifty one(51) live cartridges, Thirty two(32) suspected stolen underwears, Twenty (20) suspected stolen aluminum window frames, and  Eight(8) suspected stolen handsets.

Other items recovered include some wraps of weed suspected to be Indian hemp and Some wraps of powdery substance suspected to be cocaine.

During interrogation, the suspects were said to have confessed that they are into armed robbery alongside those who are currently at large. They further disclosed that they hawk illicit drugs and that they are members of the supreme Eiye confraternity.

Abutu said that the suspects arrested will be arraigned accordingly while effort is ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspects.