The Kwara State Police Command says it has received six (6) vigilante members who were earlier arrested by personnel of the Nigerian Army on the Auchi–Ikpeshi Road in Akoko-Edo local government area of Edo State.
In a statement the Police Public Relations officer SP Adetoun Ejinre-Adeyemi says
the Vigilantes, were travelling in a vehicle belonging to Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.
According to it the suspects were formally handed over to the Kwara State Police Command by the Brigade Commander, 22 Armoured Brigade, Sobi Barracks, Ilorin, Brigadier General Rume, for the purpose of investigation and profiling.
It explains that following a thorough investigation, it was established that the individuals are legitimate members of a vigilante group operating in collaboration with recognised security agencies in the ongoing efforts to combat banditry and other forms of criminality in the state.
It says having been exonerated of any criminal wrongdoing, the vigilante members were released to their respective leaders.
The statement reiterates the Command’s commitment to synergy among security agencies and community-based security outfits, while urging all groups to continue to operate within the confines of the law.
REL/ALI MUHAMMAD RABIU
