Amotekun nabs ex-convict for alleged theft of students’ phones in Osun
Officers of the Amotekun Corps in Osun have arrested an ex-convict, 30-year-old Emmanuel Popoola, for allegedly stealing phones belonging to secondary school students in Ile-Ife.
Commander Bashir Adewinmbi said that the suspect was engaged as a security guard by a private secondary school in Ile-Ife, where he stole the mobile phones.
“In the month of June, some students of Crown Comprehensive College, Ile-Ife, who were writing examination, gave their phones to the suspect to keep for them as they were not allowed to take their phones into the examination hall.
“The suspect, after collecting all the phones, ran away from the school and went into hiding.
“The incident was reported to the Amotekun Corps and through intelligence gathering and investigation, we were able to arrest the suspect on Wednesday at Ikirun, Ifelodun Local Government Area,” Mr Adewinmbi said.
The commander said that when the suspect was being interrogated, he confessed to the crime.
He said the suspect had earlier served an eight months jail term for phone theft and that he had also been stealing people’s phones for a long time.
Mr Adewinmbi said that seven SIM cards of different telecommunication networks, an Infinix phone with a SIM card, Tecno Pop 3 casing, Infinix Hot casing, Tecno Spark casing and one Automated Teller Machine card were recovered from the suspect.
He said that the suspect had been handed over to the police for more interrogation, investigation and prosecution.
(NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
Kano
UNGA81: North-West governors commit to shared agenda for peace, resilience
Governors from the North-West geopolitical zone have committed to advancing a shared regional agenda for peace, resilience, and economic opportunity.
World
Diplomacy, way to address global challenges, says Brazil’s president
Brazil’s President Luiz da Silva says the UN needs to become a “temple of peace” again as it faces one of the most critical periods in its 80-year history.
World
Nigeria to renew UN Security Council push, reforms at UNGA81
Nigeria will renew its campaign for permanent representation on the UN Security Council as Vice-President Kashim Shettima leads the country’s engagements at UNGA81.
Economy
We have most secure border in U.S. history, Trump tells world leaders at UNGA
Mr Trump has said that the U.S. now has the most secure border in its history, noting that the country had the worst and most dangerous border on earth before he took office.
Economy
Wage Dispute: Gov Aiyedatiwa, Ondo varsity unions reach agreement
The Ondo government and tertiary institution unions have reached an agreement on implementing the new federal government and university unions’ wage structure and allowances.
States
Public Service Games: Kano head of service inspects facilities
The head of service in Kano, Bilkisu Maimota, has inspected selected sports facilities ahead of the Federation of Public Service Games.
