Ekiti State Police Command on Monday paraded two minors and four other suspects for alleged arson attack on two Divisional Police Stations and the Area Command office in Ikere-Ekiti.
The minors were arrested alongside Alao Emmanuel, Ojuko Tobi, Sunday Salihu and Kosedake Olamilekan in connection with the incident which occurred last Tuesday.
Parading the suspects before newsmen on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, said the minors were arrested at crime scene.
Abutu, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, said: “When the EndSARS protest started, everything was done peacefully until the 20th of October when some hoodlums stormed our Area Command in Ikere Divisional Police Station and burnt the police station and vehicles there.
“They also went to two divisional police stations, particularly the Afao Ikere division, and set the station and vehicles there ablaze. Policemen were even wounded while others had to run for their lives.
“These suspects were caught in the act and they have confessed to the crime. A lot of names have been mentioned. As many that were involved would be arrested and prosecuted, we assure our people” .
Abutu stated that the suspects and others at large also looted the exhibit room.
He adde,”A Joint Operation Team of the police, the military and other security agencies was immediately deployed to the scene to stop further damage.
“In the process, six suspects were arrested at the scene of crime while others took to their heels. Confessional statements made by the suspects arrested suggest they actively participated in the burning down of the stations.”
Abutu said the command was on the trail of other culprits and everyone arrested would face the full wrath of the law.