Twenty seven people are being held by the Amotekun Corps, also known as the Western Nigeria Security Network, in Ondo State on charges of kidnapping, theft, and other offenses.
Yesterday in Akure, the capital of Ondo State, state commander of the Amotekun Corps, Mr. Adetunji Adeleye, revealed the information while presenting the suspects to reporters.
According to Adeleye, the suspects—among them, four alleged kidnappers—were taken into custody across the state.
He said that the locals in Ikakumo-Akoko had long been terrorized by the alleged kidnappers and other gang members who were still at large.
“We also arrested a major member of a syndicate that specialises in killing commercial motorcycle riders, after robbing them.
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“We went as far as Kogi and Edo, before we were able to track and arrest the suspect, who is here on parade.”
“He has confessed to stealing so many motorcycles in the last five years in Akure, Ogbese and Uso .
“He said he has lost count of the number of motorcycles stolen, and after dispossessing their owners of them, dismantled them, and took the parts out of the state in pieces,” the commander said.
Adeleye reported that five offenders who specialize in stealing food and household items had also been detained by the officers of the command.
Suspects who allegedly broke into a store and stole mattresses—which were purportedly sold for between N5,000 and N10,000—were also taken into custody.
The commander added that some suspected criminals have been apprehended in border forests in Edo and Kogi, demonstrating the success of the Amotekun Rangers’ recent formation.
