By Ayodele Abere.
Ekiti State Police Command has received a distress call that a group of cattle rustlers came to Ikole-Ekiti forest, attacked some herdsmen with dangerous weapons and forcefully went away with a cow valued five hundred thousand naira (#500,000:00).
Statement made available to newsmen by the PPRO of the Command, ASP Abutu Sunday, says upon receipt of the Information, the Command mobilised a team of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) to the scene where one Mohammed Mohammed ’22yrs’ and Yahu Bello ’42yrs’ were arrested.
According to the statement, during interrogation, the suspected cattle rustlers confessed to the commission of the crime and led operatives to the house of the receiver of the rustled cow. The cow has been dismembered but the receiver escaped arrest.
While serious manhunt has been launched on the fleeing receiver, the arrested suspects will be charged to Court subsequently for prosecution. Said the PPRO.
