- A 56-year-old beer parlour operator, Ayo Akinpelu, was arrested by Amotekun operatives in Ipetu-Ijesa for stealing goats, which he confessed to using in pepper soup for customers.
- He admitted to luring goats with salt, stealing them for over seven years, and frequently traveling to Osun communities for the crime.
- Amotekun Commander Isaac Omoyele confirmed the arrest and praised residents for their vigilance.
A 56-year-old beer parlour operator in Ondo State, Ayo Akinpelu, has been arrested by Amotekun operatives in Ipetu-Ijesa for stealing goats used in preparing pepper soup for his customers.
He was caught after residents flagged down his Lexus Jeep and discovered a stolen goat inside. Upon interrogation, Akinpelu confessed, admitting he had been stealing goats for over seven years.
“I sed the stolen goat to prepare pepper soup and served unsuspecting customers at my beer parlour in Ondo town. I tricked the goat with salt, which rendered them less aggressive before putting them in the car.
The suspect also admitted to regularly traveling to Osun communities to steal goats for his business.
Osun Amotekun Commander, Isaac Omoyele, confirmed the arrest and commended Ipetu-Ijesa residents for their swift action.
In other news….. A group of young men in Ekpoma has stirred varied reactions after they offered a motorbike rider a toothbrush and water, citing concerns over his bad breath in Edo State.
The video, which has gone viral on social media, shows the rider identified as a Hausa man from Northern Nigeria being stopped by the group. They handed him a toothbrush along with a sachet of water.
At first puzzled by the gesture, the rider eventually went along and received guidance on brushing his teeth to improve his breath. Afterward, the group asked him to show his teeth, proudly noting how much cleaner and brighter they looked.
One of the young men captioned the clip: “Omo🤣 Ekpoma bike men no go kill person for with mouth odour🤦♂️💔😞. Abi we for bath am true true🤣?”
The post drew a mix of reactions online, with some praising the friendly intervention, while others criticized it as humiliating and unnecessary.
See some comments below:
@ivie_de_girll, “I feel he’s been humiliated😢.”
@olayimartha, “See as e dey frown face like say no be better thing you dey do for am!😒.”
@miwa.sus, “Can you even try it with Yoruba bike man,sometin you can’t take don’t do it for another man.”
@dha_unfadeable, “You guys did the right thing, but you shouldn’t have posted this. Those guys Dey gbaa true tue 😞.”
@larrychulo, “Nigerians showing emotions in the comment section. Back when we were growing up, if someone refused to bathe or brush, friends or family would drag him out, bathe him in public while people gathered around, singing and laughing. It wasn’t meant to humiliate, but to correct and encourage better hygiene and trust me, it worked…”
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