The Police in Ekiti State said on Monday that two additional suspects had been arrested in connection with the abduction and assault on the Chairman of Ikere-West Local Council Development Area, Rufus Olorunfemi and one Funso Ajayi.
The police also dismissed allegations by the People’s Democratic Party deputy governorship candidate in next week’s election, Ayodeji Ogunsakin, that the Command was intimidating, harassing and illegally arresting their members through its Rapid Response Squad Unit.
Recall that the police had said over the weekend that they arrested an initial three suspects who abducted the council boss at Ikere Ekiti.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State Command, Sunday Abutu, said in a statement in Ado Ekiti that “two suspects, one Daramola Sehinde and Oluyede Dapo, were arrested on the 6th of June, 2026, by the Command Violent Crime Response Unit in addition to the three suspects arrested on June 4th 2026.
“They were arrested over the alleged conspiracy, abduction and assault occasioning harm on Ikere-West LCDA Chairman, Hon. Rufus Olorunfemi and one Funso Ajayi.
“The suspects arrested will be objectively and thoroughly investigated and charged in court, while efforts are underway to arrest other suspects mentioned in connection with the crime,” he stated.
Abutu said, “The attention of the Ekiti State Police Command has been drawn to the press conference granted by the PDP Deputy Governorship Candidate, Deji Ogunsakin, alleging the command of intimidating, harassing and illegally arresting their members ahead of the forthcoming election through its RRS Unit.
“The Command wishes to state clearly that no illegal arrest was made and no arrest was unjustifiably targeted at any political party member for any political reason as alleged.”
According to the police spokesperson, the suspects arrested were in connection with an alleged conspiracy, abduction and assault occasioning harm to the council boss.
The Police Command, while reiterating commitment to justice, professionalism and the rule of law, reiterated that “it will never be intimidated or deterred through propaganda, emotional outbursts or usual political gimmicks from performing its statutory responsibilities of maintaining law and order irrespective of the citizens’ individual political, religious or cultural affiliations”.
Abutu stated that the State Commissioner of Police, Michael Falade, while calling on everyone to be law-abiding, avoid fake narratives and be security-conscious, maintained that the Command under his watch would never engage in unlawful arrests, detentions and/or intimidation of citizens.