The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested four suspected burglars during an intelligence-led raid on a criminal hideout in Omisanjana, Ado-Ekiti, and recovered a large quantity of items suspected to be proceeds of burglary and stealing.
Acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Ado Central Division raided a suspected criminal hideout in Omisanjana in the early hours of Sunday, July 5, 2026.
Four suspects were arrested during the operation. They are: Abdurazak Suleiman, 39; John Okori, 27; Francis Okori, 32; and Kehinde Alabi, 30. All are residents of Omisanjana, Ado-Ekiti.
A search of the premises led to the recovery of numerous items suspected to have been stolen from various shops. The items include 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 for shop-breaking.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects lived together in the same apartment. Further intelligence gathered at the scene linked them to a recent burglary at a shop in Ekute Quarters, Ado-Ekiti, near the Water Works construction site, where some of the suspects were reportedly engaged as labourers.
Efforts are ongoing to trace the owner of the burgled shop and other possible victims for identification and recovery of their properties. A comprehensive investigation has commenced to establish the full extent of the suspects’ involvement in burglary and other criminal activities.
The Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State Command, CP Falade Adegoroye Michael, reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to sustaining intelligence-led policing to protect lives and property across the state.
He urged residents to continue providing timely and credible information, assuring them that all information received would be treated with utmost confidentiality.
