Soldiers on Wednesday arrested at least 150 armed thugs at Ita Ore, Efon Alaaye, Efon Local Government Area of Ekiti State ahead of the planned Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries in the state.
Spokesperson of the state police command, ASP Sunday Abutu, said the suspects were arrested at 3am on Wednesday at a military checkpoint. He said they were coming to Ekiti from Ibadan.
Efon Alaaye shares a border with Ijebu Ijesa town in Oriade Local Government area of Osun State.
Abutu said the suspects seen with local pistols, cudgels, and cutlasses were being transported with five 18-passenger buses and were driving along Ijebu- Ijesa-Ita Ore road.
“The suspects are still with the military personnel and were expected to be handed over to us soon,” Abutu said.
