Amotekun commandant urges vigilance in Osun

… Parades Woman for buying N200,000 fake notes with 50k, motorcycle snatcher, others

THE State Commandant, Osun Amotekun Corps, Dr Adekunle Omoyele, has called on residents in the state to be vigilant and be willing to volunteer information to assist security agencies to checkmate crimes in this ’ember’ months, Voice Air Media reports.

The Osun Amotekun Commandant, who spoke on Monday during a parade at the headquarters of the command in Osogbo Osun state capital.

“People should be very vigilant, if you see strange faces, do not be afraid to accost them or report. If you do these, they will know that you are vigilant.”

He stated that the agency is committed to strengthening the security apparatus in Osun State, emphasising that effective crime prevention, detection, and control is the responsibility of all.

The Osun Amotekun boss also reassured residents of Osun State of maximum security for lives and property, while stating that all the suspects would be handed over to the police for further investigation and prosecution.

The Amotekun corps command who paraded a woman, 30, over alleged possession of counterfeit currency notes.

The Amotekun field commander in Osun , Dr Omoyele Adekunle, said the command also arrested seven other suspects for various offences.

He said that the command’s operatives acting on intelligence arrested the woman at Sabo market in Ilesa while using counterfeit N1000 notes to buy food.

Mr Adekunle said the suspect when interrogated claimed to have received the fake naira notes from one a woman in Abuja, who sent it to her through a dispatch rider.

The Amotekun field commander said that the suspect alleged that she paid N50,000 for the N200,000 fake notes.

Mr Adekunle further said that some other suspects were apprehended for offences which included; burglary and stealing; murder, motorcycle snatching, theft of transformer cables and attempted kidnapping.