Ondo State security outfit, Amotekun, has apprehended a 20-year-old boy identified as Akinmade Friday, who allegedly killed a 65-year-old woman over a sum of N3,000.
According to reports, the suspect attacked the elderly woman with a wooden plank after accusing her of entering his room and stealing the money.
In his statement to the police, Friday confessed that, “I took a plank and hit her on the head twice,” though he expressed that he did not intend to kill her. The woman later succumbed to her injuries.
Addressing journalists, Amotekun Commander, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed that Friday’s arrest was part of a larger operation in which 27 suspects were apprehended for various crimes across Ondo State.
Among the other arrests was a 21-year-old man facing charges of attempted murder and a 30-year-old involved in malicious damage, cultism, and assault on law enforcement officers.
Other suspects apprehended included a 20-year-old involved in motorcycle theft and a group of young men aged 22-25 allegedly involved in burglary and damage to household properties.
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Adeleye explained that the current economic situation appears to be driving an increase in crimes such as housebreaking, theft, and violent offenses.
He further assured Ondo residents of ongoing security efforts, stating, “Ondo State Security Network Agency will continue to engage criminals… to ensure people can sleep with their two eyes closed.”
The Amotekun boss emphasized the peaceful state of most local government areas, with minor exceptions at border areas where a few cases of kidnapping have been reported.
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