By Peter Oriyomi
Men of the Osun State Amotekun Corps have arrested two suspects, Joseph Dennis and Friday Agogo, robbed a female trader with a knife.
The suspects had been handed over to the police for further investigation and prosecution, according to the spokesperson for the corps, Idowu Yusuf.
Yusuf, in a statement, said that the suspects, Joseph (20) and Friday (29), were masked when they attacked the victim, who was reportedly returning from a market in Ila-Orangun.
He said: “Joseph Dennis, 20, and Friday Agogo, 29, both indigenes of Benue State, were arrested for armed robbery and attempted murder of a market woman at Ila-Orangun, Osun State.
“They covered their faces with masks for the woman not to recognise them, but she recognised one of the suspects with his voice and lodged a complaint at Amotekun, Ila command; operatives immediately swung into action and arrested the suspects in their hideout.
“The suspects attacked the woman at Thick Area, Elemo Ogun community, on her way to Ila-Orangun, after selling farm produce. They collected her money and also attempted to stab her with a knife. The culprits admitted to committing the act.”
