By Precious Oham
Barely a week after it paraded suspects for stealing and burglary, the Ekiti State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, nabbed a notorious criminal Rasaq Bashiru and three other suspects for various crimes.
Parading the suspects in Ado-Ekiti, on Wednesday, the Corps Commander, Brig. Gen. Joe Komolafe, (Rtd), said Rasaq Bashiru, has been on the trail for various criminal activities.
He disclosed that Bashiru, an ex-convict who has served jail terms twice, is a kingpin of criminals known for stealing and burglary in the state.
His words: “The leader escaped that day and luckily we have been able to apprehend him and we interrogated him and he said he was released during the last leniency that they normally grant in June.
“When we arrested him yesterday, Bashiru Rasaq, we trailed him in company of two other people, one Ajayi Toyin and Sunday Tunde in possession of Indian hemp.
“He confessed to going to Damlek Event Centre to remove armoured cable and sold it out. He confessed that they went to Ijan to go and pack goats.”
Others paraded are 31-year old Niyi AKomolafe for removing BEDC cable at Agric Area, 28-year old Ajayi Toyin in possession of fake naira notes and Sunday Tunde who was in possession of Indian Hemp.
“The other suspect Niyi Akomolafe was arrested at Omisajana and vandalised BEDC property at a Transformer and took armoured cable.”