Osun Amotekun nab 4 ex-convict, others for stealing, motorcycle theft
By The NewsPostage
Osun State Amotekun have apprehended four ex-convicts who were alleged of various offence raging from stealing, motorcycle theft and other criminal activities in the state .
The ex-convicts are Musbau Saheed Ganiyu ‘M’ aged 28 yrs, ,crime.2. Awal Adebayo ‘M’ aged 18yers and Ilerioluwa Nurudeen ‘M’ aged 25yrs
The suspects were reportedly arrested at various location following a credible intelligence by men of Amotekun command in the state .
Reports said the suspects were alleged to have committed similar offences which reportedly landed them into Ilesha correctional centre .
According to the state commander of osun Amotekun, Dr Adekunle Omoleye who briefed the Newsmen of recent achievement made by the his men disclosed that it was major breakthrough within the months under review.
” It is our delight to inform the people of Osun State that Amotekun Corps under my stewardship have recorded another major breakthrough within the months under review.
“Efforts in combating crime & criminality have resulted in breaking the chain of a dangerous and very notorious gang of shop breakers, phone snatchers, POS Terminals attackers, burglary and stealing, Motorcycle theft and Goat stealing.
“Our actionable and very credible intelligence technique yielded this achievements over the months, our crime statistic table revealed activities of syndicates that are terrorizing shop owners by posing as a genuine customers mostly at the opening of shopping activities and at the closing hours where shop owner will be rushing to close
” They pretends as a customer pointing at a product and trickishly parked the victims goods, cash and phone and vanished. Upon the receipt of the intelligence our operatives followed up closely, monitored dutifully, we were able to proactively caught the ring leader one Musbau Saheed Ganiyu ‘M’ aged 28 yrs, o. Afeez Ayuba ‘M’ aged 27yrs ,
The commander hinted that on 30/09/2024 at about 1430hrs,one Musbau Saheed Ganiyu ran out of luck in one of his operations at Erin-Osun area where he trick a POS Terminal operator to withdraw large sum of money and attempted to jumped on a waiting motorbike.
He explained that the bike man speed up noticing nemesis have caught on them, by leaving Musbau Ganiyu behind who escaped on foot to nearby bush.
“Amotekun Motorcycle patrol team followed up and arrested Musbau Ganiyu at a hideout inside the bush. He started the crime in 2022 and has been taken to prison at Ilesa where he was recently released at the correctional centre but he refused to be corrected.
Dr Omoleye said the suspect perpetrated the crime by hiring motorcycle which he used in surveying targeted shops before operation.
The Amotekun boss hinted that the suspect has rendered some POS terminal owners closed down and turned some boutique shops empty.
“The suspect have a shop at Iwo where he advertised clothes, shoes and phone accessories mostly those things that he stole. He used the shop to conceal his identity and pose as a yahoo boy in the town. He operates with three man gang who are ex-convicts recently released from correctional center at Ilesa among are;
Another ex-convict ,Afeez Ayuba ‘M’ aged 27yrs ,Omoleye said happened to be the gang Motorcycle rider, he normally took the gang members to where they would steal. He was arrested after several tricks on 05/10/2024. He confessed to the
Also ,Awal Adebayo ‘M’ aged 18yrs – An ex-convict confessed to have he assisted the his team to watch the area anytime they were operating in shop while Ilerioluwa Nurudeen ‘M’ aged 25yrs was nabbed after he excaped from the scene
Also ,Olalekan Mashood who specializes in stealing goats was arrested and confessed to the come whike one Kayode Odesanmi ‘M’ 38 yrs, a fraudster who posed as court official to dupe his victim with the sum of by collecting #150,000 was apprehended.
The suspect according to Amotekun commander duped a woman whose son was remanded at correctional center at Ilesa.
The suspect claimed to be a court official promised the woman that he has made every efforts to release the victim son in jail. The suspect wanted to collect additional #500 before nemesis caught with him
Also ne Rasheed Abdullahi ‘M’ aged 28 yrs was arrested in his hide out at Ila Orangun by Amotekun operatives with an unregistered Bajaj Motorcycle which he cannot give a satisfactory account of it.
However,on interrogation open up that he stole the motorcycle at Omu- Aran in Kwara State. He trailed the owner to where he parked the motorcycle and watched him entering a mosque to pray. The owner of the motorcycle have been contacted and he has come to identified the motorbike. Case would be transferred to kwara state for
Amotekun boss reassured the public that my leadership would minimize crime and optimize resources available, ensure collaboration with other security agencies and the public to maintain peace and order during this ember month in Osun State.
