The Commander of the Ondo State Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun, Adetunji Adeleye has disclosed that the Corps under his watch profiled 750 and arraigned 175 crime suspects in the first quarter of the year.
Adeleye stated this on Wednesday, while parading another 31 crime suspects arrested in the last two weeks across the 18 local government areas of the state.
Particularly, the Amotekun boss disclosed that besides the 175 suspects arraigned, others were still undergoing different stages of investigation.
His words: “Out of 150 suspected cultists arrested and profiled during the quarter, 80 among them were taken to court to sign undertakings to denounce the groups.
“Among the fresh 31 crime suspects being paraded, 13 among them were allegedly linked to the series of kidnap incidents that had taken place in the state in the recent time. Likewise, some of them were people supplying daily needs of kidnappers in their dens.
Similarly, Adeleye disclosed that over 500 distress calls were received by the formation to which prompt responses were made.
He noted that the feat achieved through joint operations (Operation Dada) by security agencies in the state has stemmed from rising kidnap incidents and attacks on farmers by armed herdsmen in farmsteads in the state.
Akogun Adeleye, who disclosed that the support of the populace contributed to the achievements of the formation, said timely information from the people assisted them a great deal in nabbing some of the suspects and preventing some from carrying out their heinous plans.
“114 persons, who stormed the forests in the state without specific destination, were intercepted by the Amot Rangers, a special formation of the corps and returned back to where they came from.”
Additionally, he informed that a sum of 5000 USD was recovered from the syndicate that specialised in defrauding unsuspecting persons through US Visa, and the owners, who were from Ghana, have received the money.
The 28 Ghanaians, among the several victims of the scam, have been advised to return to their country.
Adeleye also called on the people of the state to be wary of scavengers who are working as spies for bandits and kidnappers.
He added that Governor Aiyedatiwa has promised to outlaw scavenging in the state after concluding arrangements for refuse disposal across the 18 local government areas of the state.
