TWO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ARRESTED OVER ALLEGED ATTACK ON EKITI STATE GOVERNOR’S WIFE
The wife of the Governor had on Wednesday in a statement she personally signed exonerated the security operatives attached to her convoy from the alleged killing, saying she could, not have ordered the police to shoot at the students, when her convoy was attacked by the protesters.
The Commissioner of police while speaking with journalists in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, also exonerated his men from the killings, but added two of his officers were wounded while two police vans were burnt during the attack.
“Two persons have been arrested and one of them has confessed to the commission of the crime. When a crime is committed, we don’t fold our arms and watch. Even a civilian can effect arrest if crime is committed in front of him and hand them over to the police.”
Penpushing further reports that, Amba condemned the attack on the police officers while doing their statutory duties, saying it was wrong for his operatives to have been beaten for trying to restore orderliness.
“It is sad that police are being attacked by criminals and the civilians whom we are protecting are also attacking our people. We won’t rest until the perpetrators of this dastardly attack are arrested and brought to justice.”
The Commissioner, as at the time of filing this report did not give any indication that the police would identify and prosecute its officers who allegedly shot at the students, and had earlier claimed nobody died and that its officers did not fire any shot.
