Amotekun arrests teenager for alleged attempted shop breaking

<p>Amotekun implored parents on the proper upbringing of their children, decrying the rising level of teenagers and young children involvement in crimes.</p>, <span>Amotekun arrests teenager for alleged attempted shop breaking. Autojosh</span>, <h2>Brig.-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi (Rtd.), State Commander, Osun Amotekun Corps, on Saturday said the corps arrested a 17-year-old boy in Osogbo for allegedly attempting to burgle a shop and hijack a motorcycle.</h2>, <p>Adewinmbi, in a statement, said the suspect, who is from Eko-Ende Ikirun, was arrested at about 5:54 a.m. on Friday, at the Capital Area of Osogbo, by an Amotekun patrol team.</p>, <p>He explained that the suspect and an accomplice were spotted by a commercial motorcyclist trying to break into a shop.</p>, <p>They subsequently attacked the motorcyclist and attempted to hijack his machine when he raised the alarm.</p>, <p>Adewinmbi said during interrogation, the suspect confessed to perpetrating the act and admitted to shop breaking offences in the Osogbo metropolis.</p>, <p>He, however, said the suspect had been handed over to the police for further investigation and prosecution.</p>, <p>He implored parents on the proper upbringing of their children, decrying the rising level of teenagers and young children involvement in crimes.</p>, <p>He said the law would not spare anybody caught involved in crime or criminality and warned residents to desist from criminal acts.</p>