Police Arrest 3 Over Ekiti By-election Killings
Police authorities in Ekiti State on Sunday announced that they have arrested three hoodlums linked to the attack on voters in the Ekiti House of Assembly by-election on Saturday.
Violence erupted in Omuo Ekiti during the Ekiti East constituency 1 polls of Saturday leading to shootings in some polling units and the killing of three persons.
The Commissioner of Police in Ekiti State, CP Babatunde Mobayo, gave an update on the crisis while addressing newsmen saying that the Policewoman, who was among eight persons shot, had survived and responding to treatment.
CP Mobayo, who spoke through the Command’s spokesman, ASP Sunday Abutu, said that the policewoman was recuperating where she was taken to after being shot.
He dispelled the rumour that the female cop was among those shot dead during the mayhem.
“This is to dispel widespread speculations in some quarters that a policewoman lost her life during the bloody poll,” Mobayo said.
According to him, the victim only sustained gunshot wounds and was immediately rushed to the hospital for medicare.
“No police officer died during the shooting by thugs. Although it is true one of our officers was shot, but she did not die as speculated.
