At least six suspects were arrested by the Ekiti State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for attempted murder, stripping a lady naked, filming her and posting the video online.
According to the state Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC, Tolulope Afolabi, the corps arrested the suspects at the Ekute area of Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.
Afolabi added that seven other suspects were apprehended over alleged threat to life and stealing.
The image maker uncovered the identities of the six suspects as Tosin (22), Abejide (22), Adeoye (21), Oke (22), Ayeni (22) and Iremide (22).
He stated that the accused were on Sunday, April 9 but added that they had been on the radar of the command’s Counter Terrorism Unit since March 8, 2023.
He told journalists on Monday that one Omolola (23) reported a case of attempted murder on her by the suspects and how she was mobbed by them and stripped naked as a result of a misunderstanding.
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He said, “After the victim was stripped, the suspects injected pepper into her private part, took the video and posted it on a social media group created by the principal suspect, Tosin, who is the group leader.
“Preliminary investigation by the CTU showed that the suspects are members of a cult group in the state capital and their mission initially was to kill the victim and dump her in a pit before an unknown person in the neighbourhood came to her rescue.”
Additionally, the spokesperson said some students, suspected to be members of Eiye Fraternity attacking people living along Poly Road, Ado Ekiti, were arrested by the CTU on April 8.
He said, “The suspects, Adebayo (19), Aladegbemi (22), Ayedemi (18), Oyebanji (20), Abiodun (23), Taiwo (23) and Abiodun (25), were arrested with some stolen goods in their custody.
“All the suspects are currently assisting the command to trace other members of the confraternity.
He quoted the state NSCDC State Commandant, John Fayemi, as saying that the command had been working assiduously “to make sure Ekiti State is free from pockets of security breaches.”