Amotekun Apprehends Serial Motorcycle Robber in Ondo State
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, has successfully arrested a 19-year-old suspected serial motorcycle robber during their ongoing border security patrol.
Details of the Arrest and Confession
The suspect, identified as Ayomide Oyediran from Ola in Kwara State, was tracked to Ajue near Ore in Odigbo Local Council Area of Ondo State. He was apprehended as part of Operation Le Won Jade, the ember border security patrol initiative.
According to investigations, Oyediran had allegedly attacked a commercial motorcycle rider in Kwara State using a sledgehammer before fleeing with the victim's bike. The incident occurred when the suspect requested transportation from Omu-Aran, Kwara State, to a farm settlement.
While confessing to the crime at the Amotekun corps headquarters in Akure, the state capital, Oyediran revealed his method: "I told the Okada rider to take me from Omu-Aran, Kwara State, to a farm settlement. When we got there, I pretended to make a phone call to distract him. Then I hit him on the head with a sledgehammer. He abandoned the motorcycle and ran."
Investigation Findings and Handover
Superintendent Jimoh Adeniken, the Command's Public Relations Officer, provided additional details about the case. The investigation revealed that the suspect remained in Ore for some time before attempting to return to Kwara State.
Adeniken stated: "He believed the rider may have died from the attack. However, security personnel in the Ajuwe community, who had been on alert, eventually apprehended him."
The suspect has since been handed over to the Kwara State Local Government Security Initiative for continued investigation and possible prosecution. The Kwara State security outfit expressed appreciation to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa for his efforts in strengthening security across the state and highlighted optimism for deeper collaboration between the two states.
Related Crime Incident in Ogun State
In a separate development, police in Ogun State have arrested a motorcyclist, identified as Godonu Lowe, for allegedly transporting a fresh corpse suspected to be his wife's dead body to an unknown destination.
The incident occurred on Wednesday at about 1:05 pm when police intercepted the suspect during stop-and-search operations in Ilaro. According to Police Public Relations Officer SP Omolola Odutola, the Divisional Police Officer received information that a man was escaping from Omolende Village with a woman's corpse on his motorcycle.
The DPO swiftly led his team to intercept the suspect, who was found with a corpse tied in a sack at the back of his bike. When opened, the sack revealed the dead body of his wife with bleeding around the neck and cutlass injuries indicating violence.
Police recovered a blood-stained cutlass from the crime scene and have taken the suspect into custody. The victim's remains have been transferred to the State Morgue in Ilaro for autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.
