Cultism suspect, a youth, confesses to stealing, another kid confesses to rape
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
A young man suspected of being a cultist has confessed that he was driven to steal by a combination of hunger and a lack of family support.
Borokini Ayodeji, 25, who was arrested and paraded in Akure by Ondo vigilante outfit, Amotekun, lamented that he was abandoned hence he dabbled into stealing to survive.
He confessed in an interview to being a member of the Eiye confraternity and to stealing from a government general hospital in Akure.
The suspect disclosed he is a trained tailor but resorted to stealing because of poverty and a lack of support to establish his trade.
Also paraded was a secondary school student in Akure aged 16 (name witheld) who confessed to raping a neighbour, a 24-year-old lady, at knifepoint.
He wrote in his statement that the crime was unprovoked and expressed remorse for his actions.
“I don’t know what came over me. I regret my actions,” he said in an interview, according to Vanguard.
Amotekun state commander Adetunji Adeleye, who conducted the parade, confirmed that 29 suspects, with seven others undergoing interrogation, were arrested for various offences which include rape, burglary, and attempted murder.
He credited the arrests to intensified patrols and intelligence gathering statewide, and pledged the commitment of Amotekun to maintaining peace and curbing criminal activities.
Said he: “Among these [suspects], a notorious member of a vehicle and motorcycle theft syndicate, known for disassembling stolen vehicles and selling them as scraps outside the state, was apprehended.
“The operatives also arrested a serial house breaker who had been jailed twice in the last three years.
“Shockingly, he resumed burglary activities within two weeks of his release from prison.”
Adeleye disclosed that 1,200 Amotekun personnel have been deployed across the 18 local government areas of the state, supported by regular patrols and show-of-force exercises, to ensure public safety during the Yuletide.
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