The Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known Amotekun Corps, says it is now going after masterminds and sponsors of crimes in the state.
While vowing not to relent in its drive to tackle criminality in various parts of the state, the the Commander of Amotekun in the state, Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed that the corp is more invigorated to combat criminality.
Adetunji stated this on Tuesday while parading no fewer than 28 suspects, who were arrested for various crimes at the corps headquarters in Akure, Ondo State capital.
According to Adeleye, Amotekun is poised to dismantle the networks sustaining criminal activities in the state, adding that some of the suspects were apprehended for offences ranging from kidnapping, armed robbery, rape, cattle rustling and vandalism to burglary and illegal possession of firearms.
He said: “We are now after their godfathers and backbones, and the reason is simple. So we are saying that until we uproot them, we won’t have total peace.
“We need the socio-economic growth of Ondo State to continue to increase. By the intervention of Amotekun Corp, the IGR of Ondo State in 2023 increased by over 500%.
“There is a section of these criminals that steals, kills, murder riders and dispossesses them. They have already made market receivers, who within minutes dismantles and sells to who will later on assemble and sell.”
