Ekiti State Amotekun Corps operatives have detained one Fatoba for unlawful weapons possession.
Brig. Gen. Joe Komolafe (retd.) of the Amotekun Corps, who made the announcement in Ado Ekiti on Saturday, said Fatoba was apprehended along the Efon–Ado Road.
He revealed that a gun was recovered in the suspect’s car during a search by corps operatives, after which he identified himself as a Department of State Services officer.
A suspected human trafficker, named as Olabode, was apprehended for alleged human trafficking to Mali, according to the Amotekun commander.
Komolafe said, “We heard on a tip-off that some people wanted to enter Ekiti State with arms illegally. Following vigilance, we have been able to flag down the man with a Hilux van. When we searched the vehicle, we discovered that he had an illegal gun, a locally-made gun.
“Upon interrogation, he said he was an operative of DSS, but he could not produce any identification. Later he said he was sorry for impersonation and for illegal possession of arm. I see him as a scout, who came to see whether the road was porous so that they could come in.
“We will still be on the lookout. After a thorough investigation, we will hand him over to the police for further investigations and prosecution.”
Following a recent attack on him by herders along Ijesa Isu–Ikole Road, the suspect stated he traveled with the gun, which he claimed belonged to his late grandfather, to scare attackers away in case of a recurrence.
Fatoba said, “I was arrested by Amotekun at the Efon/Ikogosi axis on my way to Ado Ekiti from Ibadan. They stopped me, checked my vehicle and discovered I had a gun in the vehicle. When they asked me to identify myself, I told them falsely that I am a DSS officer maybe they can free me through that.”
The Amotekun Commander also revealed that a suspected human trafficker named Olabode would be handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Humans after being detained for alleged trafficking in persons to Mali.
Olabode, who denied being a human trafficker, claimed he was merely responding to a request from someone in Mali for certain Nigerians to come work there.
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