The Ekiti State Police Command has begun a massive crackdown on hotels, pubs, brothels, relaxation centres and black spots to curb killings across the state.
Police Commissioner Bello Ahmed gave the order following the spate of killings by a suspected killer gang.
The latest security cordon was thrown round the state following the killing of two persons in the last one week.
They include the commissioner on the board of the Federal Character of Commission, Mr. Bunmi Ojo.
On Tuesday, armed policemen began a clampdown on black spots where scores of suspects were arrested and detained at police stations in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.
The swoop on suspected criminal hideouts continued yesterday with a police source saying many suspected cultists had been arrested.
Police spokesman Caleb Ikechukwu, a Superintendent of Police (SP), said the raid would continue until the state is rid of killings and other forms of violence.
He said: “We have been raiding even before the July 14 election, but we intensified efforts for mass raid when the killings were becoming incessant.
“We need to curb such unwholesome situation and this will continue until normalcy returns.
“We are quite aware of the fact that when raids are conducted, some innocent people will be arrested and that was why our men normally screened the victims to know their identities.
“But many of those arrested were suspected cultists and our people should not exhibit fear.”
