Esther Salifu
Amotekun Corps , Ondo state security Network Agency has arrested about 45 people for crimes across the state .
The commander, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye disclosed that the suspect were arrested within two weeks of operation of men of the corps .
The alleged crimes they were arrested for involve kidnapping, vandalism , theft , cultism and burglary
During the parade, Adeleye also mentioned that among the remaining 44 suspected criminals was one Jubril, a kidnap suspect, who was earlier arrested for kidnapping but was released on bail and was later arrested barely 48 hours after his release for the same crime.
Adeleye stated that , “Today, we are parading 45 suspected criminals who have been engaging in various acts of criminal activities within the state. Our men have been on constant 24-hour patrol in the 18 LGs of Ondo State and a total of 45 suspected criminals have been arrested in the last two weeks.
“Of particular note is the set of criminals that engaged in vandalisation of electricity transformers. Fate caught up with one of them who unfortunately while cutting the cable, power supply came and burnt half of his body. We quickly arrested him after a lot of treatment. The moment the thing happened, he was rushed to three different hospitals, and when they got wind of the fact that detectives from the Ondo State Network Security were on their trail, they moved him out of Akure.”
