A 300-level law student in a Nigerian university, simply identified as Ojo, has heaped the blame of his decision to join a criminal gang on his mother.
Ojo, who was arrested alongside three other suspects for stealing electric cables in Ekiti State, said he stole the cables to raise money for his school fees.
The 18-year-old said, “I lost my father years ago and my mother has stopped financing my education in the university after eloping with another man. I am a 300-level law student. I came to Ekiti to ‘hustle’ for money to pay my school fees.
“I have never been involved in any crime in my life and I regret doing this. I want the government to have mercy on me and allow me to return to my education. I want to be a lawyer.”
Speaking on the arrests, the Ekiti Amotekun Corps Commander, Brig. Gen. Joe Komolafe (retd), who paraded the suspects, said the corps also arrested a suspected motorcycle thief in Ado Ekiti, the state capital.
Komolafe said, “The four suspects went from Ado Ekiti to attack a building in Ilupeju Ekiti, where they stole all the electric cables in the house. The people around the area suspected their movements, and of course the bags they were carrying.
“The people raised the alarm and drew the attention of our men. We searched them and we discovered the cables in the bags, following which they confessed to the crime.
“The fifth suspect was caught in the act of stealing a motorcycle alongside a fleeing colleague on Friday. Our men arrested him when he was trying to steal the motorcycle. We got a distress call and unfortunately for him, we arrested him in the process, while his friend fled.
“The five suspects will be handed over to the police for further investigation while efforts will be intensified to arrest the fleeing friend of the suspected Okada robber.”
