A 25-year-old man, Mumini Oseni, has been arrested by personnel of the Osun State Amotekun Corps for alleged attempted kidnapping in Osogbo, the state capital.
According to reports made available to NIGERIACRIME, the suspect was arrested on Saturday while attempting to kidnap a young girl around Obanisola Street, Powerline area of the state.
The suspect was said to have handed a N50 note to the young girl, and she raised an alarm which attracted the attention of her mother.
Confirming Oseni’s arrest, the Corps Commander of Amotekun in Osun, Brigadier General Bashir Adewinmbi, said the suspect fled the scene before luck ran against him.
“He was arrested after a complaint was lodged, and the operatives swung into action immediately, and he was apprehended in the act.
“During interrogation, the felon confessed to perpetrating the act and revealed that he was an ex-convict jailed for armed robbery,” Adewinmbi said.
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Adewinmbi said the suspect has been handed over to the police for interrogation and prosecution.
In another news, the Nigerian Customs Service on Monday vowed to improve vigilance in border communities to boost revenue generation.
This was made known by the Acting Comptroller General of NCS when he visited the Royal palaces of Oba John Olakunle Ojo, Oba Yisa Adeniyi Adelakun Olaniyan and the palace of Oba Kehinde Adeboye Olugbenle, the Oba of Ilaro Kingdom.
According to him, the role of the border community is vital in helping security agencies discharge their duties of securing national borders.
He said: “Members of this community, like all other border communities in Nigeria, have a significant role in helping our Security Agencies discharge their role as regards national security.
“Idiroko is very strategic to our operations; all borders around Idiroko represent a strategic gateway to not just Nigeria’s trade and economic development but also National security management”.
In their remarks, the community leaders pledged to support the government in ensuring improved border security.