ONDO AMOTEKUN ARRESTS 97 SUSPECTED KIDNAPPERS, ROBBERS, ANTI-OPEN GRAZING OFFENDERS
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By: Muftau Fatimo
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun, says it has arrested at least 97 individuals over alleged involvement in criminal activities across parts of the state.
The Corps said the suspects were linked to offences including kidnapping, burglary, robbery, and violations of the state’s anti-open grazing law, among others.
Speaking on the development on Sunday, the state commander of the Amotekun Corps, Akogun Adeleye, said the arrests were made during operations conducted over a two-week period.
Adeleye added that those apprehended included suspected members of armed robbery and kidnapping syndicates operating in Ikare Akoko, Akure, Ilu-Abo, and other locations across the state.
He alleged that some of the suspects were members of armed robbery and kidnapping gangs operating in Ikare, Kajola, Akure, Ilu-Abo, Akure North, Mure, Oja-Mokan, and other locations.
He said, “I have a total of 97 suspects arrested across the 18 local government areas of Ondo State within the last 14 days. Some were arrested directly in connection with kidnapping-related cases. Others were arrested for violating the anti-open grazing law of Ondo State. Some were arrested for burglary and robbery, while others were apprehended in connection with vehicle hijacking and theft.
The Amotekun commander also stated that some of the suspects were arrested inside the forest with personal utensils, indicating that they were living there illegally.
“I want to bring to the attention of the general public a new trend in criminality that we have observed. It involves women of different ages travelling in vehicles into the interior forests with household utensils, mortars and pestles, bedding, cooking utensils, and personal belongings.
“Upon interrogation, they confirmed they were fleeing security pressure in the North. They also admitted that they were invited by some members of these northern groups to come and destabilise the peace in the southern part of the state, which had previously been very peaceful.
“One of the suspects claimed he invited only two individuals to work for him, but those individuals allegedly brought along 51 others. The person who engaged them confirmed that he had requested just two workers. According to findings, the group later moved the additional individuals and assorted items into a forest area unfamiliar to them, raising serious suspicions,” the commander said.
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