Osun Amotekun arrests two fake police, FRSC officials
The operatives of the Amotekun Corps in Osun State, on Friday, arrested two suspects for impersonating police and road safety officers and stealing in Ile-Ife.
The Osun State Commander of the corp, Brig-Gen Bashir Adewinmbi made this known in a statement, explaining that the suspects, Isaiah Ezekiel, 41, from Cross River and John Koffi, 60 from Togo, on Thursday, conspired and burgled a house in Eleweran Kajola Village Ile-Ife, where they stole a bag of cement.
Adewinmbi said Ezekiel would dress in a mobile-police uniform, while his accomplice, Koffi, would put on a Federal Road Safety Corps barret when they went out for their criminal operations.
“The suspects were arrested after a complaint was lodged at the Ile-Ife Amotekun Command by a resident, who spotted Ezekiel around 11.00 p.m, with a bag of cement.
“Operatives of the corps swung into action and arrested the suspect, Ezekiel, who subsequently gave up his accomplice, Koffi.
“He equally confessed that they have both been robbing residents and burgling houses in the village for a long time.” Adewinmbi said
The corps commander said a mobile police uniform, a FRSC barret, an iron toy gun and items suspected to be charms, were found in their possession when they were arrested.
He stated that the suspects had been handed over to the police for further investigation and prosecution.
Adewinmbi then urged the residents of the state to always give prompt and adequate information of any suspicious criminal or criminal activities in order to get rid of the criminal elements in the society.
