The Ondo State Security Network, popularly known as Amotekun, has announced the commencement of border patrols and enhanced security surveillance at boarding schools across the state.
This steps are expected to help tackle security problems and prevent mass kidnappings that is becoming a trend across Nigeria.
The Commander of the outfit, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed while parading sixteen suspected criminals.
He noted that security agencies have initiated joint patrols ahead of the Yuletide season.
Among those arrested were three individuals of northern extraction who allegedly violated the state’s anti-grazing law, ten suspects who allegedly engaged in theft, and the remaining for alleged kidnapping and vandalism of government property.
Adeleye explained that the surveillance of boarding schools became necessary following nationwide security breaches and kidnappings.
He said “Over the past week, we have visited numerous schools, particularly those in border towns and outskirts, and mounted continuous surveillance to ensure the safety of students,” he said.
He added that “The 16 individuals include ten who broke public law and order, three kidnappers, and three for anti-grazing violations.
“Operation ‘Le Won Jade,’ which spans all 18 Local Government Areas of Ondo State, has been instrumental in driving away miscreants, bandits, and kidnappers from our forests, and this exercise continues alongside regular city patrols.”
Akogun Adeleye added that the suspects included Abubakar, a 24-year-old from Ogbese arrested for anti-grazing violations; Usman, arrested for stealing a drilling machine; and Olamiju, 35, along with Udofia and Miracle, apprehended as suspected kidnappers at Ala-Dada in Akure North.
