Police arrest hunter over Ekiti robbery
The police in Ekiti State have arrested one person in connection with the gun attack that occurred in Aramoko Ekiti leading to the death of a commercial driver, Mr. Femi Philips.
Spokesman for the police in the state, Mr. Alberto Adeyemi, said, on Thursday, that the arrested person, who claimed to be a hunter, was being detained at the police headquarters in Ado-Ekiti.
Philips, a driver with Lafe Ade Transport Company, was shot dead by masked gunmen along Aramoko – Igede Ekiti Road in the early hours of Wednesday, while his 18-seater bus swerved into the bush leaving its occupants sustaining severe injuries.
It was rumoured that another Ado Ekiti-bound commercial vehicle conveying over 14 commuters was robbed around the spot around 8 p.m. on Wednesday evening.
