Ondo Amotekun Parades Family Of Suspected Robbers

By Ayodele Oni

Amotekun Security Corps in Ondo State has arrested a family – wife, husband and three children that specialize in breaking into houses, comprising of the husband, the family of robbers.

They are among 68 suspected criminals, arrested in the state by the security outfit.

The commander, Adetunji Adeleye disclosed on Friday that the family specializes in houses breaking and stealing.

“On land and chieftaincy issue, there were no infringements; Labor Union in the last one week of Ondo State is peaceful; anti-grazing and farmers/herders clashes, only one on parade today.

“For kidnapping, we have one suspect. The suspect is a 28-year-old Usman Abubakar that was arrested in Igbo Oba, Owo.

“He confirmed collecting two million Naira from the victim, and he told us how they shared it, and how to get to the root of their godfathers.

“On cultism, we have three suspects that were arrested with charms, arms, and ammunition.  On the average, I want to say that the security situation of Ondo State is good.

“The Amotekun rangers launched by governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa recently had penetrated the forest, and substantially within the week under review, we were able to resist five kidnapping attempts. We were able to rescue nine victims. That is to say that the kidnap attempt failed.

“The notorious portion of Elegbeka had been bombarded, and we are glad to say that the Amotekun rangers had infiltrated the entire forest around Elegbeka to guarantee safety of commuters and property of the people of the area.

“There was a suspect that was arrested in Akoko by the joint effort of the police, the hunters and Amotekun corps. We are reviewing the case and investigation continues on him.

“On stealing of motorcycles, we have Muyidin Olaleye. We have Jimoh Sherif and Alex Idowu for receiving stolen motorcycles.

On stealing of cocoa and plantain, we have Akinbinu Akilolu.”

He warned members of the public to be weary of buying second-hand products without collecting the original verifiable receipt of purchase.

“As a result of the downturn of the economy, a lot of economic breaches are taking place. Please, don’t fall prey to these criminals.”