The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as the Amotekun Corps, has arrested not less than 27 persons in connection with various criminal activities ongoing in the state.
According to the corps, the suspects were involved in crimes such as kidnapping, stealing, murder, and burglary among others.
Parading the suspects at the headquarters of the corps, in Akure, the state capital, on Wednesday, the state Commander of the Amotekun, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, said the suspects were arrested at different locations across the state .
He said; “Today, we have a total of 27 suspects on parade. In the last two weeks across the state, on law and order, that is breaking of law and order, we have 27 suspects. The uniqueness of today’s parade is that apart from very little cases, about two or three kidnapping cases at the borders, that is the Akunu-Kogi-Ondo border, where we had two cases of kidnapping and in Ose border-Edo-Ondo border, where we had one case in the last two weeks, we could say that the entire 18 Local Government Areas are at peace.”
“Generally, I want to place it on record that Ondo State is peaceful and community-friendly, investment-friendly, and farmers are encouraged to go back to their farms as the Amotekun rangers are already in the farms across the state, especially in the Government Forest Reserves to ensure that there are no infringements.”
The Amotekun commander, however, declared the state peaceful while the corps had been able to resolve little issues that were occurring in the communities across the state.
