The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested four suspected burglars during an intelligence-led raid on a suspected criminal hideout in Omisanjana, Ado-Ekiti and recovered a large quantity of items reasonably suspected to be proceeds of burglary and stealing.

This was contained in a statement signed and made available to journalists by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Sunday Abutu.

The statement read, “Acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Ado Central Division raided a suspected criminal hideout at Omisanjana, Ado-Ekiti, in the early hours of Sunday, 5th July, 2026. During the operation, four suspects were arrested. They are: Abdurazak Suleiman ’39yrs’, John Okori ’27yrs’, Francis Okori ’32yrs’, and Kehinde Alabi ’30yrs’, all 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, including 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 operations.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects lived together in the same apartment. Further intelligence gathered at the scene linked them to a recent burglary of a shop located at 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 the identification and recovery of their properties, while a comprehensive investigation has commenced to establish the full extent of the suspects’ involvement in burglary and other criminal activities.

“The State Commissioner of Police, CP FALADE ADEGOROYE MICHEAL, reaffirms the Command’s commitment to sustaining intelligence-led policing aimed at protecting lives and property across the State, while also encouraging residents to continue providing timely and credible information, assuring them that all information received will be treated with the utmost confidentiality”.

At least 15 people lost their lives, while 17 others were seriously injured in a fatal lone trailer crash along the Ogbomoso-Oloru highway at Oko-Olowo axis in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State.

The fatal crash occurred at about 2:32 a.m. on Monday near the Muslim Cemetery in Oko-Olowo and involved a DAF XF trailer with registration number GWL 274 XC, driven by one Nasiru Muhammed.

Situation report released by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kwara Sector Command, indicated that a total of 48 male occupants were involved in the accident. 

While 15 died on the spot, 17 sustained injuries ranging from fractures, dislocations and bruises, while 16 others escaped unhurt.

The FRSC blamed the crash on driver fatigue, noting that emergency responders arrived at the scene within five minutes of receiving the distress call.

The injured victims were evacuated to Arewa Medical Centre and Baki Hospital for treatment, while the bodies of the deceased were handed over to their families and the Sarkin Hausawa of Oko-Olowo for burial.

A statement in Ilorin on Monday by Taofeek Sanusi, added that rescue operations were jointly carried out by personnel of the FRSC Oloru Unit Command and the Oko-Olowo outpost, with efforts continuing to search for more victims believed to be trapped beneath the trailer’s load.

The state Sector Commander, Kabiru Babatunde Kazeem, was at the crash scene to coordinate rescue and recovery operations.

Speaking on measures to prevent similar tragedies, the sector commander, said the command would intensify public enlightenment campaigns through town hall meetings involving critical stakeholders.

He advised motorists to avoid mixed loading and night travelling, stressing that fatigue remains one of the leading causes of fatal road crashes.

Fresh violence has erupted in parts of Kwande Local Government Area, where suspected armed herders reportedly killed four persons and left 10 others injured in separate attacks that occurred in two days.
Residents said the violence began on Thursday when armed assailants invaded farmlands at Anyiase in Moon Council Ward, opening fire on farmers who were working on their fields.

Giving an eyewitness account, a community leader and survivor, Terzungwe Ajir, said the attack occurred at about 3:20 p.m., leaving two farmers, identified as Asongo Nagwebe and Tarzan Agbahegh dead at the scene.
According to him, 10 other victims sustained gunshot injuries and were evacuated to a medical facility in Jato-Aka for treatment.

Ajir explained that one of the injured later died while being transferred to Makurdi for specialised medical care, increasing the number of fatalities from the attack to three.

The community leader further disclosed that the attackers struck again over the weekend, allegedly intercepting a commercial vehicle at Ikyogen Junction as residents attempted to flee the troubled communities.

He said the gunmen opened fire on the vehicle, killing one passenger instantly, while other occupants escaped by running into the surrounding bushes.

Ajir lamented that the latest assault had worsened the humanitarian situation in the area, with many residents abandoning their homes for fear of further attacks.

“Our people have continued to live in fear. These attacks have persisted, and many families have now fled to safer locations,” he said.

Efforts to get the reaction of the Chairman of Kwande Local Government Area, Vitalis Neji, were unsuccessful as calls to his mobile telephone were not answered before press time.

Also, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Benue State Police Command, DSP Udeme Edet, neither answered telephone calls nor responded to a text message seeking confirmation of the incidents as of the time this report was filed.