Ondo Amotekun Arrests Inter State Robbery Suspect, Eighteen Others

By Ayodele Oni

An inter state robbery suspect, that has operated successfully in seven states has been arrested by Amotekun security corps in Ondo state.

The suspects, Mohammed Alli and other members of his gang specialize on snatching phones by breaking into shops and pretend as customers.

The Ondo State security network agency, codenamed Amotekun corps, paraded the suspect and 18  others at the agency headquarters in Akure, on Wednesday.

The corps Commander, Chief Adetunji Adeleye explained that  suspected kidnappers terrorizing travellers on Ose/Owo areas of the state were equally arrested.

Adeleye said on the recent kidnap of 32 travelers coming from a burial ceremony in Edo state, that since the cases of kidnappings were happening at border towns of Kogi and Edo states, security agencies in Ondo State are strategizing with their two neighbours to flush out criminals from forests around Ose/Owo/Akoko routes.

He said the corps and other security agencies are working round the clock to rescue the latest victims of the kidnapping that occured at the weekend.

The Amotekun Chief disclosed that the phone thief suspect, is a member of  Abuja-based five man  robbery syndicate, that  has stolen phones worth over N84 million naira at different locations in seven states including Ekiti before they were apprehended by Amotekun men at hotel in Akure.

According to the Commander, the syndicate came to  town with a car and two bikes to make its operations in Ondo state easier.

Some of the suspects, especially one of the kidnappers, confessed to have committed the crime as a result of economic hardship in the country.

Muhammad Ali confessed that, security agencies have tried all their efforts in other states to put their activities into check, but all to no avail.

 “I Am Muhammad Ali, from Abuja, we have operated successfully in seven states without any hinderance until we were caught in Ondo state by Amotekun”

Members of the  syndicate said they move to shops and stores pretending to be serious customers and robb owners of their phones.

One of their victims, said, one of the suspects, came to her shop to buy paracetamol at Owo garage in Akure, after which she gave him and again requested for a blood tonic on the shelf, as she turned to give him the product, her phone had been stolen.

Over 20 sophisticated phones of different brands were recovered from the suspects.