A middle aged man, Olalekan Mashood is now being quizzed by the Osun State Command of the Amotekun Corps for stealing sheep at Kuta town of Ayedire local government area of the state.
The suspect was alongside paraded with a fake bank manager, Taiwo Badro for fraudulent practices.
The Corps Commander, Dr Isaac Omoyele, hinted that, ‘”Mashood was apprehended in Kuta while fleeing with two sheep suspected to have been stolen.”
“The suspect admitted to committing the crime. Mashood was a serial goat thief operating in the Iwo area.
“On 22/09/2024, at about 11:45 hrs, Amotekun operatives, acting on credible intelligence, laid an ambush at a bush path in Kuta town via Iwo and arrested one Olalekan Mashood, who specialised in stealing goats.
The suspect was eventually apprehended with two sheep, which he confessed to having stolen,” Omoyele said.
Also, the fake bank manager, Taiwo Badro, was arrested for allegedly defrauding people.
According to him, “Badro posed as a bank manager and admitted under interrogation that she defrauded many people, especially in Lagos State, before relocating to Osun.”“
“Our men apprehended the suspect on 19 October at about 14:45 after she defrauded one Fatai Saheed of about N4.5 million.”
Others paraded included Musbau Ganiyu (28), Rasheed Abdullahi (28), Kayode Odesanmi (37), Afeez Ayuba (27), and Awal Adebayo (18).
Omoyele stated that the suspects would be handed over to the appropriate authorities for further investigation and prosecution.
