The Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed
Amotekun, has arrested two suspected kidnappers and eight other suspects for
various offences across the state.
The suspects were paraded on Monday, August 24, 2026,
at the Amotekun headquarters in Alagbaka, Akure, by the Corps Commander, Akogun
Adetunji Adeleye.
Adeleye identified the two suspected kidnappers as
27-year-old Gambo and 19-year-old Murtala.
According to him, Gambo was arrested in the Shasha
area of Akure while allegedly negotiating a ransom for a woman and her two
children who were kidnapped around the Isinigbo/Osi axis.
Adeleye said Amotekun operatives, acting on a distress
call, responded to the incident within minutes and rescued the victims
following a brief confrontation with the suspected kidnappers.
Gambo was reportedly arrested while communicating with
the victims’ families over ransom payments. The security agency alleged that he
later confessed to involvement in several kidnapping operations within the
Akure North axis.
The second suspect, Murtala, was arrested in Molege,
Owo, while allegedly attempting to kidnap the wife of his former employer.
He was reportedly found with a locally made firearm
and other weapons. According to Adeleye, Murtala had gained access to the
woman’s residence but fled after her husband and other occupants raised the
alarm and mobilised security personnel.
Amotekun said the suspect was eventually apprehended
after operatives and local informants, including some Fulani residents engaged
in legitimate businesses, cordoned off the area.
Adeleye said the cooperation of the community members
helped security operatives identify the suspects and avoid generalising
criminal activities along ethnic lines.
Eight Others Arrested
The Corps Commander also disclosed that eight other
suspects were arrested for offences ranging from motorcycle theft and armed
robbery to church burglary and housebreaking.
Among those paraded was Mustafa Aniliasu, who was
accused of stealing motorcycles and burgling churches and mosques. He was
reportedly arrested after allegedly breaking into a church in Elegbeka.
Two other suspects, identified as Joseph, 25, and
Friday, 20, were arrested for allegedly stealing and reselling motorcycles. One
of them was accused of helping to conceal and sell a stolen motorcycle for
N70,000.
Another suspect, identified as Duyilemi, was accused
of posing as an Okada rider and robbing unsuspecting passengers. Adeleye
alleged that the suspect used daggers and knives to intimidate passengers
before dispossessing them of their belongings.
He was reportedly arrested in the Sango area of Akure
North following surveillance by Amotekun operatives.
Other suspects included Wahab, who was arrested over
the alleged theft of drum sets in Danjuma along the Akure-Ondo Road, and
28-year-old Aminu, who was accused of burgling a church in the Sijuade area of
Akure.
Adeleye also identified Kabiru as an alleged serial
housebreaker who was arrested for reportedly stealing a gas cylinder. He said
the suspect had previously been arrested several times and released on bail.
Amotekun Reports Drop in Crime
Adeleye said the arrests were part of ongoing efforts
to strengthen security and curb criminal activities across Ondo State.
He maintained that the security situation in the state
had improved significantly, with a major decline in reported criminal
activities.
The Amotekun commander attributed the improvement to
the combined efforts of security agencies and urged residents to continue
supporting security operatives by providing useful information.
He assured residents that security agencies would
continue to intensify patrols and operations to ensure that people can conduct
their businesses and return home safely without fear.
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