Operatives of Ekiti State Police have taken two men into custody on charges of reported kidnapping, defilement, and phone theft.
According to a statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday by SP Sunday Abutu, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State Command, the two suspects were taken into custody in different locations of the state capital.
One of the suspects, Ayomide Jinaidu, admitted to kidnapping and sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl, he said.
He stated, “The operatives of the Ado Central Division arrested one Ayomide Jinaidu of Omisanjana area of Ado Ekiti for abducting and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.
“Investigation revealed that the victim was on her way to school when the suspect accosted and lured her into his house where she was kept and sexually harassed for about five days.
“The suspect made a confessional statement to that effect.”
Abutu, however, counselled parents and guardians “to warn their wards to be mindful of where they go, those they meet, and the relationship they keep” in view of the state’s high rate of rapes, sexual assaults, and other forms of gender-based violence.
“Victims are also advised to speak out immediately to enable the police to take immediate necessary action,” the PPRO stated.
A chronic phone thief was in Fayose Market trying to sell three stolen phones when Ado Central Divisional Police officers apprehended him at approximately 5 p.m. on January 24, 2025, following a credible tip, according to the police spokesperson.
Abutu stated, “The Divisional Police Officer, acting on the tip-off, sent operatives to the axis and in the process, a suspect, one Miracle Peter of Oke-Ibedo area, Ilawe Ekiti, was arrested with the phones.
“During the investigation, the suspect confessed that he stole the phones from three different owners at Ifaki-Ekiti. One of the owners was contacted and immediately came to reclaim his phone while an effort is ongoing to identify the other owners.”
