Operatives of the Ekiti State Police Command have arrested two suspects, Babale Timothy and Sanmi Ajayi, for stealing.
The command’s spokesman, Sunday Abutu, explained that on June 19, the Anti-Kidnapping Squad (AKS), based on a credible rip-off, arrested Babale Timothy in the Atikankan area of Ado-Ekiti while trying to sell a Bajaj motorcycle he stole from where it was parked.
Abutu said that the suspect, an ex-convict, confessed to the commission of the crime and stated that he was a member of a syndicate that specialised in stealing motorcycles around Ado-Ekiti.
He further said that also arrested Sanmi Ajayi for breaking into the premises and houses of three persons on Ilawe Road around Irewolede Estate, Ado-Ekiti, and stealing items worth millions of naira.
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He said that the suspect confessed to the commission of the crime and that PlayStation 5 Console, laptop, extension box, PS-5 Controller and disc, Oraimo clipper, phone charger, JBL Boom Box 2 and raw food items were recovered from him.
Abutu added that effort was underway to arrest the fleeing members of his gang.
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