Osun Amotekun parades woman for spending fake currency

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Osun Amotekun parades woman for spending fake currency

A single mother,  Rebecca Ako, living in Owenna, Osun State, arrested for spending fake currency, has been paraded by Osun Amotekun Corps.

Ako was among suspects nabbed for various offences across the state by Osun Amotekun Corps, paraded by the security organisation.

A statement signed by the spokesperson for Osun Amotekun Corps, Yusuf Idowu, obtained in Osogbo, Osun State capital, on Tuesday, noted that the Corps Commander, Dr Adekunle Omoyele, while parading the suspects before journalists in Osogbo, explained that the 30-year-old Ako was arrested inside Sabo Market, Ilesa.

Omoyele added that Ako admitted committing the crime, giving excuse of the financial crises she was going through as the reason for her action.

Responding to questions from According to Online Ako, who admitted committing the crime, added that she was introduced to the crime by a co-tenant after her husband had dumped her.

“I am from Benue State and I live in Owenna. I used fake money to buy goods. There is a woman, Mrs Elizabeth that I used to live with when my husband left me. The woman later left for Abuja and she called me one day and introduced me to the fake money telling me that I can spend it.

“She usually send the fake naira to me through dispatch. When she gives me N100,000 fake money, I will give her N50,000 original money that I would have made in the course of using the fake money. That is how I used to do before I was caught,” Ako said.

Also paraded was a 19-year-old girl, Adegboye Glory arrested in Iwo for burglary and theft of food items.

One Najeemden Adeyemi, aged 50 years, arrested for attempted kidnapping and stealing from female victims by luring them to secluded places using a fake Facebook account, was also paraded.

The Osun Amotekun boss, who said the Amotekun Corps in the state would make the State too hot for criminals, called for the cooperation of the residents to nip criminal acts in the bud.

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