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.
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.
The suspects included Folashade Adeniyi, 38, Ayomide Oloko, 20, Abiodun Owoeye, 18, and Timileyin Olorunfemi, 24.
Others were Jimoh Fatai, 24, Yahaya Muniru, Sunday Agbelusi, 28, and Oladimeji Odunayo, 26.
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”.
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.
“Adeniyi was also accused of having stolen property of the home, depriving the children of the usage of the donated items and relief materials.
“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.
It further explained that Oloko was also alleged to have defrauded a man to N1 million in Ikere-Ekiti.
It added that Muniru, a scavenger, was alleged to have stolen over N200,000 belonging to a woman in Ado-Ekiti.
Muniru allegedly stole the bag containing the cash when the woman dropped it while attempting to open the entrance door to her compound.
“He was arrested after a hot chase and combing of the nearby bush by men of the CTU,” the statement added.
