Amotekun – Ex-convict steals students’ phones in Osun

Men of the Amotekun corps in Osun State have arrested a 30-year-old ex-convict, Emmanuel Popoola, who allegedly stole phones belonging to some secondary school students in Ile-Ife.

According to a statement, the commander, Brig-Gen Bashir Adewinmbi (retd.), said the suspect was engaged as a security guard by a private secondary school in Ile-Ife, where he stole the mobile phones.

In the report, In June, some students of Crown Comprehensive College, Ile-Ife, who were taking examinations, gave their phones to the suspect to keep for them as they were not allowed to take their phones into the examination hall.

The suspect, after collecting all the phones, ran away from the school and went into hiding. The incident was reported to the Amotekun corps and through intelligence gathering and investigation, we were able to arrest the suspect on Wednesday at Ikirun, Ifelodun Local Government Area.