Eko Hot Blog reports that Amotekun which is a security network agency in some southwestern states of the country has arrested a man for allegedly kidnapping an eight-year-old girl in Akure, Ondo State.
The victim was said to have been hit with a charm by the suspect and put in a sack.
While trying to escape, the suspect was arrested by the community’s residents.
Mr Adetunji Adeleye, the Amotekun State Commander said the suspect pretended to be a scavenger to carry out the crime and would be charged to court after the completion of the investigation.
“The suspect pretended to be a scavenger picking rubbles, but luckily, the grandmother of the child heard the cry of the girl and when they looked round, they saw somebody stepping away with the child inside a sack. Adeleye Said
“So, when they raised the alarm, he attacked them with different objects including a burning firewood he picked from a woman cooking nearby, but they were able to quickly alert Amotekun operatives and he was arrested.
“Upon interrogation, we discovered that he is actually a kidnapper and he confessed that he has been in the trade for a while. Investigation continues on his case before we would finally hand him over to the court.
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“My little daughter who is eight years old came out, that she wants to use the toilet and I asked her to go to the backyard to do that.Her incessant cries attracted my mother’s attention who went to the backyard and confirmed that a man whom we mistook for a scavenger had kidnapped and hidden her inside a sac bag. Mr James stated.
“It was my mother’s shout for help that made me went to check what was really going on and when I got there he had hit my mother with a heavy wood on her chest while she was struggling to rescue my child from him.
“The kidnapper continued to attack whoever attempts to rescue my child but I held on to him, preventing him from escaping. It was a bike man who saw the scene, that went to alert Amotekun Corps who swiftly arrived the scene and arrested the suspected kidnapper.”
Amotekun Security outfit also paraded no less than 29 suspects who were arrested for one criminal activity or the other.
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