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Members of a security outfit codenamed Operation Amotekun (Leopard), which is based in all the six states of the South- Western Nigeria, during the launch in Ondo State recently (File Photo)

Members of a safety outfit codenamed Operation Amotekun (Leopard), which is predicated in all of the six states of the South- Western Nigeria, through the launch in Ondo State lately (File Photograph)

Sat, 23 Could 2026 12:13:13 WAT

The Ondo State Safety Community Company, popularly often known as Amotekun Corps, has apprehended 98 suspected criminals, together with faux lunatics allegedly linked to kidnapping and theft operations throughout the state.

The Commander of the Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed this whereas parading suspects on the company’s headquarters.

Adeleye mentioned a number of of the suspects have been arrested throughout anti-kidnapping operations carried out in totally different components of the state, whereas others have been apprehended for theft, drug peddling, and acts able to disrupting public peace.

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In accordance with him, 60 of the suspects are at the moment dealing with prosecution in courts of competent jurisdiction, whereas 38 circumstances have been resolved via the Various Dispute Decision (ADR) mechanism.

He added that 13 different suspects are present process investigation and interrogation forward of prosecution.

The Amotekun commander revealed that 10 suspects have been arrested at kidnapping scenes whereas making an attempt to hold out abductions.

He additionally disclosed that operatives uncovered a brand new tactic allegedly adopted by criminals who disguise themselves as mentally unstable individuals to evade suspicion whereas finishing up prison actions.

In accordance with Adeleye, the faux lunatics have been concerned in drug trafficking, intelligence gathering for kidnappers, theft, and different prison actions throughout the state.

“Our intelligence and plainclothes officers monitored and tracked them to locations the place they charged their telephones, modified garments, and coordinated operations earlier than they have been arrested,” he mentioned.

Adeleye additional narrated how Amotekun operatives rescued a kidnapped couple in Iluabo group with out the cost of ransom.

He defined that the company’s fast response workforce instantly moved into the forest after receiving misery data, resulting in the rescue of the feminine sufferer, whereas an in a single day operation ultimately secured the discharge of her husband.

“We reunited the household with none ransom cost or negotiation,” he said.

The commander attributed the current rise in kidnapping and different prison actions to stress mounted on prison parts fleeing northern components of the nation.

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