Some traders at the Atikankan area of Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Thursday, attacked operatives of Ekiti State Amotekun Corps injuring no fewer than four persons believed to include members of the security agency.
Sources said that trouble began when the Amotekun Corps attempted to effect the government order to relocate the traders from the Atikankan area claimed to have turned to crime haven to the markets along Agric Olope Market in the capital city.A source, who said that the leadership of Ado Local Government Area had engaged the services of Amotekun Corps to effect the movement of traders along the road in Oja’ba, Oja Bisi and Atikankan Market, said, “Some traders at Atikankan resisted the attack, ambushed Amotekun Corps operatives and unleashed mayhem on the security agents with dangerous weapons”.
