By GBENGA Ariyibi

Ado-Ekiti – No fewer than 13 erring policemen in Ekiti State were dismissed from the service in  the year 2011 for alleged involvement in crime related offences.

In a statement by State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olayinka Balogun explained that the affected policemen were shown the way out for allegedly committing offences which were against rules and order of the Nigeria police.

According to a statement titled: “Crime review of the state command in 2011,” Mr. Balogun disclosed that at least 105 suspected armed robbers were arrested in the same year with many of them already in court over numerous charges preferred against them by the State Police Command.

Balogun further disclosed that one of his men was killed  during a gun duel with  armed robbers in 2011, while three policemen were wounded in similar situations.

He said the command had in the same year handled about 30 murder related cases, with  15 murder related cases  still pending at the court.

The police boss, commended the state governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi for donating two Armoured Personnel Carriers to the Command, which he said have  helped in curtailing the activities of armed bandits in the state.

Meanwhile, about 1,363 police officers have been elevated in the force of which the Public Relations Officer, PRO, of the command, Mr. Jimoh Mohammed, was promoted from the rank of the Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP.