Angry youths in Usi-Ekiti ,Ido-Osi Local Government area of Ekiti State have protested alleged harassment and unlawful arrest by men of the Ekiti State Police Command
The protesters alleged that the arrest were on tbe order of an influential member of the community ,simply identified as Segun Ajayi Ibikunle.
The aggrieved protesters lamented that the men of the Rapid Response Squad RRS stormed the community at the dead of the night and broke into the compounds of those arrested.
It was alleged that the incident was one out of several cases that Mr. Ibikunle has been harassing people of the community with security agents at every slightest provocation.
Those arrested as alleged by the protesters are Mr. OJO SUNDAY and MR. OWOEYE TAYO adding that the officers operated in a manner unexpected of a modern security agents.
The protesters who carried various placards bearing their thoughts and agitations alleged that at about 2am, the officers jumped over the fence of Mr. Ojo Sunday and destroyed his door to gain their entrance, a situation they described as unacceptable.
They alleged that Mr. Ibikunle has been using the police to harass youths in the community especially those he perceived were not supporting his ambition to own a chieftancy title in the community.
They appealed to Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, and other relevant authorities to intervene and save them from persistent torture in the hands of Mr. Ibikunle.
A copy of a petition sent to the Police Complaint Response Unit was also made available to newsmen.
Reacting ,the Police Public Relations, Sunday Abutu dismissed allegation said the suspects were arrested based on the petition sent to the Command over alleged threat to live before it .