Ondo: Boy, 20, Kills 65-Year-Old Woman Over ₦‎3,000

Operatives Of The Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, have arrested a 20-year-old boy for allegedly killing a 65-year-old woman in Owo, headquarters of the Owo Local Council Area of Ondo State.

The Suspect, Friday Akinmade, allegedly hit the deceased with a plank on her head after accusing her of stealing N3,000 from his room.

Parading the suspect along with other criminals at the headquarters of the corps in Akure, the state capital, the commander of the corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed that another 21-year-old suspect was arrested for attempted murder.

“What the security situation has enumerated is telling us that, as a result of the harsh economic situation we have in the country, there are more cases of housebreaking.

“A 30-Year-Old Man who engaged in malicious damage, cultism, and attempted murder of law enforcement agents. We have a 42-year-old man who attacked Amotekun officers in a bid to cover his nefarious activity by the name of Gbenro.

“We equally have Samuel Peter, a 21-year-old man, who engaged in an attempted murder, and one Akimade Friday, who outrightly murdered and killed a 65-year-old woman. This is a 20-year-old boy.

“In the same way, we narrowed down on one Segun Owolabi, 20 years old, who engages in stealing motorcycles and robbing to dispossess rightful owners. We have a gang that specialises in burgling houses, especially when owners of such houses are not in their houses. We have Toba, Pelumi, Ogumade, and Oriade, whose age bracket ranges between 22 and 25. We equally have Shegwo Yusuf, who engages in malicious damage to household properties.”