By Ayodele Oni
The South West Security Network, code name Amotekun, has foiled plan by a gang of armed robbers from Delta state to rob three banks in Ondo state.
The Commandant of the security outfit in the state, Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed this on Thursday in Akure while parading the suspects and others arrested in connection with various crimes.
Adeleye explained that “The gang of seven man came all the way from Sapele, Delta State for the purpose of kidnapping, and robbery of a bank in Irele LGA.
“Six of them are at large, but we were able to apprehend the mastermind, who accommodated the robbers. We were equally able to get to the root of the target that they intended to kidnap to give the officers of Amotekun the feeling that it is mere robbery, whereas it was dual operation.
“The manhunt for the leader who escaped to Delta State is on. We are liaising with relevant government and security authorities to assist us in apprehending this runaway gang.
“The Intel available to us shows that they intend to rob three banks and kidnap the MD of a supermarket. Investigations showed that they liased with a staff of the supermarket who declined to join the group.
“Others are those who specialize in vandalization of critical government assets. They actually went with a trailer to load pipes meant for world bank financed water project and successfully offloaded them and our operatives followed them and apprehended them where they offloaded at a different location.
“This is in furtherance of the determination that our citizens live peacefully in Ondo State. We appeal to the public to continue to support us with timely and actionable information and we pledge to secure lives and properties in conjunction with other security agencies in Ondo State.”
Also paraded were 36 other suspects held for various offences.
