Amotekun arrests teenager for alleged attempted shop breaking

Brig.-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi (Rtd.), State Commander, Osun Amotekun Corps, said the corps arrested a 17-year-old boy in Osogbo for allegedly attempting to burgle a shop and hijack a motorcycle.

Adewinmbi, in a statement, said the suspect, who is from Eko-Ende Ikirun, was arrested at about 5:54 a.m. on Friday, at the Capital Area of Osogbo, by an Amotekun patrol team.

He explained that a commercial motorcycle rider saw the suspect and an accomplice trying to break into a store.

They subsequently attacked the motorcyclist and attempted to hijack his machine when he raised the alarm.

Adewinmbi said during interrogation, the suspect confessed to perpetrating the act and admitted to shopbreaking offences in the Osogbo metropolis.

He, however, said the suspect had been handed over to the police for further investigation and prosecution.

He implored parents to ensure the proper upbringing of their children, decrying the rising level of teenagers and young children's involvement in crimes.

He said the law would not spare anybody caught involved in crime or criminality and warned residents to desist from criminal acts.