29 Suspects Arrested as Amotekun Rescues 23-year-old Abducted In Ondo

Adetunji Adeleye, Ondo commander of the south-west security network known as Amotekun, says the group has arrested about 29 suspects and rescued a 23-year-old lady abducted on her father’s farm.

Speaking to journalists on Monday, Adeleye said the resurgence of kidnappers in the state made members of the security outfit scout the forests to apprehend them.

“We were about to pick up the suspected criminals, especially the kidnappers and we are also about to bring the victims who have gone through terrible times in their hands,” he said.

“The resurgence of kidnapping within the state made us go deep into forests to fish out these kidnappers.

“We have a total number of 29 criminals, and about 20 of them are suspected kidnappers. We also invited all those that came to complain that they were kidnapped in the last three to four months in the state and they were able to identify the majority of them.

“As a matter of fact, we had to cross the river before we were able to arrest them, and we were equally attacked by the majority of them. We also found out that these criminals live in our forests along Ala-Dada, Jugbere, up to Ijagba and we were able to comb the forests.

“Some of these criminals engage in feeding victims, charging their phones, and a lot of other things that they do.

“This is to send a strong signal that even crossing the water will not deter Amotekun from fishing these criminals out of Ondo state. The only solution is for all these criminals and kidnappers to pack and leave Ondo state.

“The signal we are sending to the public is we will continue to rely on your cooperation and we will also strive to ensure that Ondo state remains very safe, there is no cause for alarm.”