ONDO AMOTEKUN ARRESTS 39 SUSPECTED TERRORISTS FLEEING SOKOTO AFTER U.S AIRSTRIKES
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By: Sefiu Ajape
The Ondo State security outfit, codenamed Amotekun, has arrested 39 suspected terrorists who allegedly fled Sokoto State following the Christmas Day airstrikes carried out by the United States military in Nigeria’s Northwest.
While parading 100 suspected criminals arrested across the state, the Amotekun State Commander, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, said the 39 suspected bandits “claimed they fled from Sokoto State.”
Adeleye explained that after escaping from the northern region, the suspects relocated to the forests in Ondo State.
“A couple of days ago, 39 suspects were arrested, all together, claiming that as a result of the heat turned on them in the northern part of the country, they are relocating into the forest.
“We are still profiling them, and after the profiling, we may have to send them back, but those found with incriminating equipment and materials will surely be prosecuted.
“The government has made its position known. For you to stay in our forest areas, you must obtain permits.
“So, the sudden influx of this element poses a lot of questions that we are still working on. I have them equally arraigned.”
Adeleye added that the synergy between the border patrols of Ekiti/Ondo, Osun/Ondo, and Ogun/Ondo has yielded tremendous results. He noted that some suspects were not paraded because investigations were still ongoing and that security operatives had to travel to Ogun State to bring them back.
Speaking on other suspects paraded, Adeleye said:
“We have arrested about 100 suspects, out of which 61 are on parade today. Fifty of them engaged in breaking of law and order, two on anti-open grazing, six on kidnapping-related cases, and three on abuse of gender and rape.”
He noted that the suspects’ ages ranged between 18 and 45 years.
On the alleged rape cases, Adeleye said that three suspects, including a 19-year-old Daniel Ojo, a 33-year-old Usman, and Bejide, 41, were arrested in the Isinkan area of Akure, the state capital.
Adeleye expressed appreciation to the state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, saying:
“For giving us an enabling environment to thrive. We thank all security agencies in the state—the police, the civil defense, the army, the DSS, the vigilantes—and the public generally for the support we received from them.”
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