Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 22 illegal immigrants have been arrested in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State by men of Ondo State Security Network, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps.
Also arrested with them were six persons who were allegedly
involved in bringing the 22 persons to Nigeria without any defined
mission.
The illegal immigrants were brought in from Republic of
Benin and Togo.
Addressing journalists at the headquarters of the formation
at Alagbaka, Akure, Ondo State capital, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, the Corps
Commander, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye explained that upon interrogation, it became
obvious that the foreigners didn’t know the reason they were brought in to
Nigeria.
He said: “We have an unusual visitor amongst us. We have
Mustafa, Steve, Alfosus, Tango Juntu, and Simon involved in bringing in illegal
immigrants into the country for sinister motives.
“We equally have on parade 22 illegal immigrants that upon
interrogation were not able to tell us how they came in from Benin Republic and
Togo without any mission into the country.
“We are right now going to hand them over to the Nigeria
Immigration Services (NIS) for further scrutiny.
“I believe once they find out that their stay is not
healthy, they will be sent out of the country.”
Also paraded were five persons arrested for allegedly
vandalizing and selling government earthmoving equipment.
They are Mwazu, Sani, Mosund, James, and Sehidu.
Narrating how the syndicate was busted, the Cops Commander
said: “As of today, we were able to arrest a syndicate that had consistently
been vandalizing state government machineries.
“You can see some of the caterpillar parts, caterpillar
engines, tires, and so on.
“Overnight, when our operatives caught up with them as a
result of our diligent intelligence, they opened fire on our men, but we
remained resolute.
“Rather than responding, we were able to apprehend them. We
have them on parade today
“You can see on parade that we have trucks, Maruwa(tricycle)
and all the equipment, including the gas flaring equipment they used in cutting
parts of the government equipment.
“They have consistently been doing that. Even the buyers of
the equipment have been arrested and we have two at large.
“I am sure that before long, the long arm of the law will
catch up with them.
“The Maruwa(tricycle) and the Taxi cab were part of what was
recovered from the scene of the cr!me. They used both the Maruwa and the Taxi
cab to convey stolen goods from the forest where government equipment was
vandalized.
“So, we found out upon credible intelligence, we trailed
them to where they sold the first batch, and we also trailed them back until
when they commenced the second batch before we caught them in the
act.
“They actually fired operatives of Amotekun from the Taxi
cab.”
He said the suspects would be arraigned for
pr0secution.
Assuring the people of the state, Akogun Adeleye said the
state remained safe for everyone carrying out their legitimate
businesses.
He said with the synergy among security agencies in the
state, “Ondo State remains safe, but unsafe for criminals. It is not a place
for criminals to thrive. Head or tail, Amotekun will catch you. So, the best
thing is not to be involved in criminal activities.”
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