By Precious Owolabi, Ado-Ekiti

The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested 12 suspects for vandalising electric cables and transformers across the state.

According to a statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abutu Sunday, the arrests followed a coordinated manhunt by the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in collaboration with non-state actors. The crackdown targeted criminal hideouts within and outside Ado-Ekiti, leading to the arrests on 21 February 2025 at approximately 1:30 pm.

The suspects, identified as Kabiru Abubakar (20), Kamarudeen Adekunle (38), Sukurana Amodu (26), Atiku Abubakar (24), Ibrahim Milasi (26), Jafaru Iliasu (24), Nasiru Yahuza (25), Muhammadu Aminu (25), Isah Zaiyanu (32), Abubakar Rabiu (21), Ibrahim Rasaq (27), and Yusuf Usman (25), have all confessed to the crimes.

Items recovered from them include rolls of armoured cables, recline cables, aluminium conductors, a transformer feeder pillar, binding wires, electrical cables, and generator parts. The police confirmed that the suspects would be arraigned in court soon.

The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, CP Joseph Eribo, warned criminals to desist from unlawful activities, stating that law enforcement would continue to crack down on crime in the state.