Wednesday, July 1, 2026 - The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as the Amotekun Corps, has arrested 28 persons allegedly involved in various criminal activities across the state.
Among the suspects are a 56-year-old man identified as
Iliasu and his three sons — Usman, 33; Wahab, 27; and Yakubu, 18 — who were
arrested over the alleged abduction of a man in Oba Akoko, Akoko South-West
Local Government Area of the state.
Speaking at the corps’ headquarters in Akure, the state
capital, on Tuesday, the Commander of the Amotekun Corps, Akogun Adetunji
Adeleye, alleged that the family had been involved in kidnapping activities,
using cattle as a cover for their operations.
Adeleye said, “There is a particular suspect that we have
been trailing since 2024 over kidnapping activities in the Northern Senatorial
District. I’m glad to let you know that the long arm of the law finally caught
up with him during an operation we carried out in the last four days.
“In the same operation, the victim was kidnapped on his way
to Oba Akoko, and the family promptly arranged the ransom without informing
Amotekun. Despite paying the ransom, the kidnappers refused to release the
victim. “They also threatened the family not to report the incident.
“After collecting the ransom, they still refused to release
the victim, which eventually prompted the family to report the case to the
Amotekun office. We immediately swung into action. At the end of the day, we
found that a father and his three sons were directly involved, using cattle as
a cover.”
The Amotekun commander further explained that during the
rescue operation, the suspects allegedly attacked the operatives, but the
victim was successfully rescued
“Before the rescue, they had attacked the victim with knives
and cutlasses, inflicting injuries to his head. We promptly rushed the victim
to a nearby hospital and were able to recover over 75 per cent of the ransom
paid. We also recovered drugs, alcoholic drinks, cigarettes and what appeared
to be a blindfold used to cover the victim’s eyes,” he said.
Listing other arrests, Adeleye said Musa and Aruna were
arrested in connection with kidnapping-related offences in Owo.
“On armed banditry, we arrested Mohammed, Tekasu, Rabi,
Abubakar and Saibu. We also arrested Kalij and Adamu during the same operation.
On illegal possession of firearms, robbery and cultism, we arrested Ayodele,
26; Oluwatobi, 24; and Michael, 34. On rape and stealing, we arrested Olagi.
“In Akure South, Idowu and Taiwo were arrested for
conspiracy and theft of a generator. Also in Akure South, Olatunde, 39; Abdul,
27; and Amodu David were arrested in connection with conspiracy and theft of
food items. On breach of peace, Akpaba Felix, 30; Agbonuma Abigail, 25; Mak,
24; Kelvin, 24; Kuma, 27; and Tuk, 24, were arrested in Oke-Ijebu, Akure, for
conspiracy and breach of peace,” he said.
Adeleye reiterated that the state has zero tolerance for
criminality.
“What we want to make clear is that there is no hiding place
for criminals, both in the forests and in the towns.
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