The Ekiti State Police Command on Wednesday paraded a notorious jailbreaker, Temitope Omotuyi, popularly known as Tope Jinadu, who was earlier arrested in 2012 for the offences of conspiracy and armed robbery. While parading the suspect in Ado-Ekiti, the Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Sunday Abutu said Jinadu and four other suspects were charged to court in 2012 …

An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has sentenced three persons to death by hanging for robbing an owner of his car at gunpoint. The defendants, Akingbade David, Michael Mayowa and Ibrahim Mukaila, were charged with armed robbery and conspiracy. According to the charge sheet, they were arrested and charged to court for robbing one Gbenga Ajayi of his …

An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, on Thursday, sentenced four persons to death by hanging for armed robbery, murder and conspiracy. The court also convicted and sentenced the defendants to life improvement for attempted murder. They are Ogunleye Sola, Adebayo Ebenezer, Lasisi Afeez and Ojo Oba. The charge read, “The defendants committed the offences on May 29, 2017, …

Two young men were mistakenly killed by a bullet from a policeman’s gun in Ekiti State. Witnesses report that the incident occurred around 10 pm on Tuesday in the Omisanjana Area of Ado Ekiti. According to reports, there was an accident in the area, and some irate youths attempted to mob the driver and set the vehicle ablaze. The police …

Ekiti State Government said on Sunday that allegations that Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s ongoing working visit to the United States has gulped $500,000 of the state resources were untrue. Special Adviser (Media) to the Governor, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, who said it was also untrue that the governor had 20 persons on the trip to the US, added that figures, which he …

The police in Ekiti State on Thursday warned against staging an “End Nigeria Protest” believed to be organised by an unknown group in any part of the state, saying such an act capable of threatening existing peace was unacceptable. The Commissioner of Police, Adeniran Akinwale, enjoined all stakeholders, parents, and peace lovers “to warn their wards to be law-abiding citizens …

Ekiti State Government has received a detachment of military personnel deployed to the state to combat the activities of kidnappers, bandits and other criminals in the state. Speaking to the troops at the Fajuyi Pavilion in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital on Wednesday, the Commander 32 Artillery Brigade, Akure, Brigadier General John Lar said the soldiers were deployed to Ekiti to …

Ekiti State Government has said it will not relent in its efforts to reposition the state fire services for quick response to distressed calls during emergencies. The Commissioner for Infrastructure and Public Utilities, Prof. Bolaji Aluko, urged the fire service personnel to work collaboratively with all stakeholders to achieve a high fire safety status across the state. Aluko, who spoke …

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji has approved the payment of a N15,000 wage award for all workers in the state as part of measures put in place to cushion the effects of the current economic situation in the country. The payment will run for six months, pending an agreement being reached on the minimum wage for workers. Pensioners in …

The Head of Service of Ekiti State, Sunday Komolafe, on Monday, said that the state government released N352.3m as car and housing loans to civil servants and teachers in the state in 2023. Komolafe, who said that 3,021 civil servants and teachers benefitted from the car and housing loans, said that the state government also appointed no fewer than 3,199 …