Amotekun rescues Ekiti teenager, nabs four suspected Ondo kidnappers
The operatives of the South-West security outfit, Amotekun Corps, have rescued a teenage survivor from rape in Ilawe Ekiti, Ekiti State and apprehended 21 suspected criminals across various locations in Ondo State.
The Head of Communications for Ekiti Amotekun Corps, Abiodun Adeleye, stated in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday that the 19-year-old survivor was rescued from the crime by a 25-year-old suspect named Ojo Adewunmi on Tuesday.
He explained that the girl, who was screaming for help, was saved from being raped by the suspect when Amotekun operatives arrived at the scene.
Adeleye stated, “The Amotekun officials who arrested the suspect stated that the victim (girl) was locked indoors by the suspect with a dastardly mission to copulate with her. But it became futile on the arrival of the officers of the corps.
“The girl, however, narrated her experience at the scene, pointing out how she remained helpless and hopeless after screaming until the arrival of the officers of the corps for necessary assistance” he stated.
Adeleye stated, “The suspect has since been handed over to the Police Division in llawe Ekiti for further investigation and possible prosecution.”
Meanwhile, the corps in Ondo State reported that the 21 suspects were allegedly involved in various crimes, including kidnapping, theft, attempted murder, and more.
Parading the suspects at the headquarters of the corps in Akure, the state capital on Wednesday, the state Commander of Amotekun Corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye explained that four were arrested for alleged kidnapping, five were arrested for violating the anti-grazing law, while the rest were arrested on various crimes including stealing, destruction of property, attempted murder among others.
He said “Today (Wednesday) we are parading 21 suspects that have breached peace in the last fortnight in the state. Across the board, we have Moses, Lucky, Yakubu and Muhammed as suspected kidnappers, five that violated the anti-open grazing law, and others.
“The implications of these are that the state is relatively peaceful. The security breaches range from suspected kidnappers, fighting and civil disorder, anti-grazing, stealing of phones and attempted murder, destruction of properties, conspiracy and stealing of motorcycle.”
Adeleye also stated that the corps had reached an agreement with the herders and farmers to strike a balance against the anti-grazing law.
He stated, “There have been increased rates of violation of anti-grazing activities. We had a series of meetings with the herders and farmers, and we were able to strike a balance where the herders have been informed that they don’t have the right to destroy farmlands, and farmers will not kill their cows.
The Amotekun boss who affirmed that the corps in the South-West had raised 2000 men to prevent the bandits influx into the region, reiterated that the Amotekun Rangers established by the corps in the state were already in the forests to tackle any bandit in the forests.
“The breaches at borders have reduced due to Amotekun rangers. The rangers are also in the forests across the state to tackle any bandits. We want to thank the public for always giving us timely information. We want to ask for their support in providing more actionable information,” he stressed.
