Police in Ekiti State have arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in the killing of Mr. Ayo Jeje, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state.The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Sotonye Wakama, said this while speaking with our correspondent on Monday.
He noted however that the police had yet to get any evidence against the suspects.
The commissioner of police said, “We have arrested two persons. We went to Erijiyan and they pointed two men to us. They said that the two suspects were part of those who fired shots during the mayhem. Further investigation will show if they were culpable or not.”
Wakama noted that peace had returned to the town, which came under attack from some hoodlums on Saturday.
He warned politicians to desist from violence, warning that the police would not hesitate to deal with anyone caught perpetrating violence in the state.
Wakama said the command had earlier called leaders of the various political parties to a meeting to make sure that violence did not recur in the state.
Violence broke out in Erijiyan Ekiti on Saturday night when some hoodlums allegedly attacked some former members of the Action Congress of Nigeria, who were to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party.
State PDP Chairman, Mr. Makanjuola Ogundipe, blamed the attacked on the ruling party, while his CAN counterpart, Chief Jide Awe, said the crisis was a result of intra-party crisis, which had rocked the opposition party.
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