The Ondo State Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps has arrested twenty-seven suspected criminals including three young farmers who kidnapped a traveller.
The three farmers nabbed for kidnapping areare; Obanobi Temitayo, 19years; Ogundele ojo, 20years and
Parading the suspects, the State Commander of Amotekun corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye said the three kidnappers who claimed to be farmers were apprehended at a forest around border town of Ikakumo Akoko-Kogi/Edo states axis.
According to Akogun Adeleye, a notorious Okada snatcher named Michael Ojo was apprehended in Owo/Akoko areas for stealing many motorcycles and sold at riduculous amount ranging between N30,000 and N50,000.
The Amotekun Commander also paraded armed robbers who specialised in looting matrass shops.
“On the 27 suspects, we have Michael Ojo. You will recall that the last parade we did, we arrested one of the major members of a syndicate that specializes in killing Okana riders, robbing them, and some of them were at large. We went as far as Kogi and Edo, before we were able to track and arrest Michael Ojo who is here on parade.
“He has confessed to stealing so many motorcycles. He said he lost count of them and dispossessed them, dismantled them, takes them out of the state, as in pieces.
“He’s been engaging in it, according to him, in the last five years, but in the last one year, he intensified it because there is now pressure on Okada, and it’s now more expensive. So, he said that’s why he engages in such trade. He operates in Akure and moves to either Uso or Ogbese. He sells the bikes for N30,000, N50,000.
“We have Usman Shehu, Ojo, Temidayo, and Pelemo. Four of them were the people that had been joining their colleagues in kidnapping activities around Ikakumo-Akoko. We have the four of them here,” said Akogun Adeleye.
