The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested four suspected burglars and recovered a large quantity of items believed to be proceeds of burglary during an intelligence-led operation in Ado-Ekiti.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Sunday Abutu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Ado-Ekiti.
Abutu said operatives of the Ado Central Police Division raided a suspected criminal hideout in the Omisanjana area of Ado-Ekiti in the early hours of Sunday following credible intelligence.
He identified the suspects as Abdurazak Suleiman, 39; John Okori, 27; Francis Okori, 32; and Kehinde Alabi, 30, all residents of Omisanjana.
According to him, a search of the apartment led to the recovery of assorted perfumes, bathing soaps, alcoholic beverages, food items, body care products, cotton materials, clothing, a school bag, a 3kg gas cylinder, and a big hammer suspected to have been used in breaking into shops.
The police spokesman said preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects lived together in the same apartment.
He added that intelligence gathered during the operation linked them to a recent burglary of a shop at Ekute Quarters, near the Water Works construction site in Ado-Ekiti, where some of the suspects were reportedly working as labourers.
Abutu said efforts were ongoing to trace the owner of the burgled shop and other possible victims for the identification and recovery of their property.
He added that investigations had commenced to determine the extent of the suspects’ involvement in burglary and other criminal activities.
The Commissioner of Police in Ekiti State, CP Falade Adegoroye Micheal, reaffirmed the command’s commitment to intelligence-led policing to safeguard lives and property across the state.
He urged residents to continue providing timely and credible information to security agencies, assuring them that all information received would be treated with strict confidentiality.
