Court remands fake soldier for robbing Osun residents
A 38-year-extinct man, Adesina Peter, has been ordered to be remanded in the Ile-Ife Correctional Centre by a Magistrate’s Courtroom sitting in Modakeke, Osun Suppose, over alleged theft, impersonation, and unlawful possession of protection force attire.
Operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps apprehended Peter after reportedly disguising himself as a personnel of the Nigerian Army.
The defendant was talked about to enjoy adorned a Nigerian Army cowl uniform to preserve out criminal actions, including robbing unsuspecting residents beneath the guise of protection force authority.
It was realized that the most widespread incident occurred in the Modakeke quandary, where Peter allegedly entered the role of 1 Shola Michael and stole his motorbike.
He allegedly disguised himself as a protection force officer, but his success ran out when vigilant people of the community was suspicious of his actions. He was in an instant apprehended by residents who straight alerted Amotekun operatives.
Sometime of interrogation, he was talked about to enjoy confessed to the crimes.
The presiding Magistrate, Religion Idowu, according to a assertion by Yusuf Idowu, the Public Relatives Officer of Amotekun Corps, ordered that the accused person be remanded in the Ile-Ife Correctional Centre.
The case was adjourned till July 28, 2025, for mention.
