Men from the Osun State Amotekun Corps apprehended two suspects, Joseph Dennis, 20, and Friday Agogo, 29, for attacking a market woman with a knife in the state’s Ila area.
The corps’s spokeswoman, Idowu Yusuf, said in a statement on Saturday that the suspects attacked the victim as she was returning from the market.
Yusuf said that, despite the fact that the hoodlums were wearing masks, the victim recognized one of them by his voice and reported the attack to the security team.
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 through 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.”
He said the suspects had been handed over to the police for further investigation and prosecution.
“They covered their faces with masks for the woman not to recognise them, but she recognised one of the suspects through 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.”
He said the suspects had been handed over to the police for further investigation and prosecution.