Crime
16-Year-Old Suspect Nicknamed ‘Oyenusi’ Confesses Over 40 Robberies
l have lost count of the robbery operations I have been involved in.
A 16-year-old armed robbery suspect, Sunday Ojo, who beared the nickname of Nigeria’s infamous robber, Oyenusi, has openly admitted his participation in more than 40 criminal operations.
Ojo was arrested by the Ondo State security outfit, codenamed ‘Amotekun’, alongside two others nicknamed after notorious armed robbers three years ago.
Speaking to newsmen while being paraded, Sunday, who was sent to a juvenile home when he was arrested last year by the state Amotekun, said that he has lost count of his robbery operations.
“l have lost count of the robbery operations I have been involved in. But they can’t be fewer than 40.”
He claimed to be overwhelmed by evil spirit that motivates him to steal.
Speaking to newsmen, the state Commander of Amotekun, Adetunji Adeleye, said that Sunday was a second-time armed robbery suspect. He added that the suspect, who was arrested for illegal possession of firearms when he was 13 years old and sent to juvenile home, was again arrested for burglary and stealing.
“We’ve arrested a juvenile robber, who adopted the name of notorious Nigerian armed robber, ‘Oyenusi’. We re-arrested a young boy we arrested three years ago and took to juvenile for illegal possession of firearms and robbery. At that time, he was 13 years. The best we could do was to hand him over to juvenile and see if he could be rehabilitated.
Right now, he’s 16. This time around, he broke into a number of shops and removed items. Between then and now, he confessed that he had engaged in over 40 housebreaking activities.” he said