About 150 men suspected to be political thugs were arrested by soldiers of the 32 Artillery Brigade in the early hour of Wednesday.
The armed men were arrested around 3:00 a.m. at Ita Awure/Efon junction in Efon Alaaye, Ekiti State, and were said to be heading to Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, ahead of Wednesday’s primaries election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
It was gathered that all the arrested suspected political thugs had been moved to Owena Barracks in Akure, the Ondo State capital, for further investigation.
The suspected armed thugs were said to be travelling in five 18-passenger buses on their way to Ekiti from Ibadan, Oyo State, and were arrested by military men.
