Ekiti NSCDC arrests eight suspects over alleged offences

<p>The Ekiti Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said on Monday that it arrested eight persons over various alleged criminal offences.</p>, <p>The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), DSC Tolulope Afolabi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti and made available to journalists on Monday.</p>, <p>The suspects included Folashade Adeniyi, 38, Ayomide Oloko, 20, Abiodun Owoeye, 18, and Timileyin Olorunfemi, 24.</p>, <p>Others were Jimoh Fatai, 24, Yahaya Muniru, Sunday Agbelusi, 28, and Oladimeji Odunayo, 26.</p>, <p>According to Afolabi, the state Commandant of the corps, Mr Olatunde Fayemi, said that Adeniyi was using the name of an orphanage home, where he works “to amass wealth illegally”.</p>, <p>He stated that the management of the home accused Adeniyi of having illegally received over N1 million given by good Samaritans for the upkeep of the inmates.</p>, <p>“Adeniyi was also accused of having stolen property of the home, depriving the children of the usage of the donated items and relief materials.</p>, <p>“Upon interrogation, it was discovered from her bank statement of account that she had been doing this for over nine months before nemesis caught up with her,” the statement added.</p>, <p>It further explained that Oloko was also alleged to have defrauded a man to N1 million in Ikere-Ekiti.</p>, <p>It added that Muniru, a scavenger, was alleged to have stolen over N200,000 belonging to a woman in Ado-Ekiti.</p>, <p>Muniru allegedly stole the bag containing the cash when the woman dropped it while attempting to open the entrance door to her compound.</p>, <p>“He was arrested after a hot chase and combing of the nearby bush by men of the CTU,” the statement added.</p>