The Osun State Command of the Amotekun Corps, on Sunday,
said it had arrested one Adegoroye Akinola on the suspicion that he defrauded
nine people of a sum of N1.5m.
A statement by the command signed by Idowu Yusuff, the
Public Relations Officer of Osun Amotekun Corps, said the suspect carried out
the act on the pretence of assisting the victims in processing the Corporate
Affairs Commission’s company registration and procurement of passports.
Yusuff also said Akinola perpetrated the act at Oluyole Area
of Ibadan, Oyo State, adding that Osun Amotekun got involved in the matter,
when the complaint was lodged at its Gbongan, Ayedaade Local Government Area
office by the victims.
Explaining further the offence committed by the suspect, the
Amotekun spokesperson said, “Osun Amotekun on Tuesday arrested a 51-year-old
man, identified as Adegoroye Adefola Akinola, an indigene of Igbara Odo of
Ekiti State for allegedly defrauding nine victims of N1,597.000 at Oluyole Area
of Ibadan in Oyo State under the guise of processing C.A.C. registration and
passports for them.”
The statement further read, “The suspect was arrested after
a complaint was lodged at the Amotekun Ayedaade Command in Gbongan and our
operatives swung into action immediately by tracking the suspect after he
absconded from Ibadan to Igbara Odo in Ekiti State after perpetrating the evil
act.
“He was constantly changing his mobile number, hence it was
difficult to find out his whereabouts. However, during a technical analysis,
the Amotekun (operatives) discovered that he was in Igbara Odo in Ekiti State.
He was arrested following a tip-off from his girlfriend when she was asked to
call and invite him to Gbongan for business and he was apprehended.”
Commenting on the development, the Osun Amotekun Corps
Commander, Brig. Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi (retd.), said the suspect had been
handed over to Amotekun Oyo State Command for further interrogation and
prosecution
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