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Segun Ayebulu: Killers of Civil Defence officer arrested in Ekiti

Four people allegedly involved in the killing of a civil defence officer, Segun Ayebulu, and abducted his family members have been arrested.

This was made known by the Chairman of Ajoni Local Council Development Area of Ekiti State, Mr Micheal Ogungbemi.

According to Ogungbemi in Ado-Ekiti, the suspects were arrested by Ajoni community vigilante group, code-named ‘Operation Eradicate Bandits’.

The chairman said members of the vigilante group arrested the suspects, while on patrol along the border between Ekiti and Kwara States.

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According to him, the suspects have allegedly confessed to killing the NSCDC officer and kidnapping his family members.

Ogungbemi said that two AK47 rifles were recovered from the suspects, who were being detained at Ikole Ekiti police station.

Ayebulu was shot dead by gunmen on Sept.3, along Oke-Ako-Irele-Ekiti road while driving home to Kogi together with some members of his family.

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