Police have arrested two suspects linked to the robbery attack on the private hostels of students of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti.
The Police Public Relations Officer for the Ekiti State Police Command, Sunday Abutu, said the robbery occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Abutu said in a statement that the arrest followed the operations of the Iworoko Police Division, which trailed the robbers to their hideout.
He stated, “At about 2.30 am on Saturday, a distress call was received from students’ hostels, off campus, Iworoko, that some suspected robbers broke into their hostels, forcibly collected their phones and made away with them.
“Upon receipt of the information, Police operatives from Iworoko Division swung into action, trailed the culprits to their hideouts and arrested two, while others escaped.
“During interrogation, the two suspects arrested, one Abdulraman Abdulmumini, 26 years old and Abdulsalam Oseni, 31 years old, confessed to the commission of the crime and mentioned other gang members who are currently at large.
“Investigation is underway, and the arrested suspects are helping with necessary information that will aid the process for the possible arrest of the fleeing suspects as well as the recovery of other stolen items.”
According to him, the state Commissioner of Police, Michael Falade, urged members of the public to continue to support the police with credible information that will assist the command to arrest criminal elements and curb criminal activities.