Osun Amotekun Nabs Church Thief

Operatives of Osun Amotekun corps have arrested a 41-year-old man, Temitope Olojede for suspected theft.

Olojede was arrested on Thursday after operatives received a distress call from residents that he has robbed a church at the Ogo-Oluwa area of Osogbo.

Confirming the arrest to journalists in Osogbo on Saturday, the Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, Brigadier General Bashir Adewinmbi described the suspected as a famed culprit who has been terrifying the residents of Ogo-Oluwa Area, Osogbo.

"Our men received a distress call from one of the residents of Ogo-Oluwa that a church was burgled and they need the attention of the operatives urgently to arrest the felon, they swing into action immediately and he was arrested after trying to circumvent the scene.

"During the investigation, he confessed to being in the act for a very long time and he has been stolen from the area and its environ," Adewinmbi asserted.

The criminal has been transferred to the police for subsequent interrogation and prosecution, he added.