The Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, says it has arrested 39 suspects who allegedly fled Sokoto State and relocated into forest reserves in the state.
Mr Adetunji Adeleye, State Commander of Amotekun, made the disclosure on Tuesday in Akure while parading the suspects and 22 others arrested for various criminal offences in the state.
Adeleye said that ” A couple of days ago, 39 suspects were arrested, all together, claiming that as a result of the heat turned on them in the northern part of the country, they are relocating into the forest.
“We are still profiling them, and after the profiling, we may have to send them back, but those found with incriminating equipment and materials will surely be prosecuted.
“The government has made its position known. For you to stay in our forest areas, you must obtain permits.
“So, the sudden influx of this element poses a lot of questions that we are still working on. I have them equally arraigned.
Adeleye added that the synergy between the border patrols of Ekiti/ Ondo, Osun/Ondo, Ogun/Ondo have yielded tremendous results such that we have some suspects not paraded today because we’ve not completed investigations, that we had to go to Ogun State to bring them back.
