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Amotekun Arrests kidnappers Terrorising Ondo, Kogi and Edo

POSTED ON April 11, 2024 •   LOCAL NEWS      BY Benedicta Bassey
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as the Amotekun Corps/Photo Credit: Punch/Source: Google

The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as the Amotekun Corps, said it paraded no fewer than 45 suspected criminals in the state.

The suspects, who were apprehended by the corps’ personnel across the 18 local government areas of the state, were presented at the headquarters of the corps in Akure, the state capital. 

The State's Commander of Amotekun, Adetunji Adeleye, said the suspects would face the full force of the law for their crimes.

Adeleye said that the paraded suspected criminals included 14 kidnappers, one dangerous driver, five burglars, two anti-grazing offenders, and five individuals arrested for theft and the purchase of stolen goods.

He said, “We arrested 14 kidnappers. The two kidnap victims are present and the bike the kidnappers were supplied with. In our strife to bring them out, the kidnapper who had already confessed was macheted in several places by his fellow kidnappers who wanted to cover up the crime.

“The officers of the corps rushed the suspected kidnapper to the hospital, and he was treated. 

“This kidnap syndicate has confessed to several kidnapping activities in Akoko, Kogi and Edo areas. And we are still looking for their sponsor who is at large.

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