Olufunke Aladejare
The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested two suspects for attacking executives of National Union of Road Transport Workers in Nigeria (NURTW).
This was contained in a statement signed and made available to journalists by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Sunday Abutu.
The statement reads, “Ekiti State Police Command arrests two suspects, recovers weapons, as CP FALADE MICHAEL warns against unlawful acts.
“On 02/04/2026 at about 0800hrs, the Command received a distress call that some hoodlums numbering about twenty, armed with dangerous weapons, stormed NURTW Lagos Motor Park, Ikere-Ekiti, with five vehicles and attacked some executives of the Park with the aim of taking over the leadership of the Park.
“The hoodlums allegedly went ahead to destroy the campaign posters of the All Progressives Congress(APC) Governorship Candidate, His Excellency Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, around Ikere-Ekiti town.
“Upon receipt of the information, the Command swiftly mobilized to the scene, where two members of the gang, one Sunday Ogunsakin and Gbenga Oluwatosin, were arrested while others escaped.
“Items recovered from them are: three cutlasses, one jack knife and one Toyota Previa Bus identified as one of the vehicles used by the hoodlums during the attack.Effort is ongoing for the possible arrest of other fleeing members of the gang.
“The State Commissioner of Police, CP FALADE ADEGOROYE MICHAEL, implores citizens to be law-abiding, warns against taking laws into their hands, violation of fellow Citizens’ Rights and all acts that could jeopardize the peaceful atmosphere currently being enjoyed in the State”.
