Three men suspected to be armed robbers were,Saturday, apprehended by security operatives attached to the convoy of the governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, at Ayebode -Ekiti in Ikole Local Government Area of the state.

The suspects, who gave their names as Usman Ahmed, Omolayo Seun and Niyi Bamisile, along with three others who absconded, tried to escape when they sighted the convoy of the governor who was on his way to Omuo Ekiti to monitor the monthly environmental sanitation exercise. Luck however ran out on the three men as they were caught inside the bush while trying to escape.

The sanitation exercise was shifted from penultimate Saturday for some logistics reasons.

The duo of Seun, who wore a female dress, and Ahmed, claimed they were not robbers but were on their way from the bush where they had gone to ease themselves, but Niyi, who was in the same Suzuki minibus, marked, XB 626 KER, gave a contrary account.

Residents of Ayebode Ekiti, who came to the scene of the incident, applauded the governor for apprehending the suspects; adding that the community and other neighbouring communities had, in the past two weeks, had tough times in the hands of the hoodlums, resulting in the death of two people in the community.