Information reaching Becksblog.com.ng, that five herders suspected to be Kidnappers identified as Usman Jelili, Mohammed Bande, Abubakar Aliu, Isah Abdulahi, and Suleiman Abdulahi, were arrested by the Ekiti State Police Command barely 24 hours after two traditional rulers in the state were killed.
According to the Police Public Relations Office, said it is yet to confirm if the suspects were connected to the killing of the two traditional rulers until investigations is over.

DSP Sunday Abutu who is the Police spokesman, revealed that the suspects were arrested in a forest.
He said;
“In a bid to flush out criminal elements, especially kidnappers out of the state, a combined team of the Police, NSCDC, Amotekun, OPC and local hunters embarked on a bush combing operation through Oke-Osun, Ikere/Igbo-Okah, to the thick forest around Iju/Ikere boundary.
“During the Operation, five suspected kidnappers – Usman Jelili, Mohammed Bande, Abubakar Aliu, Isah Abdulahi and Suleiman Abdulahi, were arrested.
While the investigation was ongoing, the suspects claimed to be herdsmen, but at the time of their arrest, none of them was found with a cattle.
“The following items were found with them in the forest – two motorcycles, one cutlass, one jack knife/ dagger and four mobile phones.
However, the absence of cattle and the discovery of these items, has raised suspicions about the true nature of the suspects’ activities.
More details soon…