Amotekun Bursts Interstate Housebreaking Syndicate, Recovers Over N300Million Devices – Independent Newspaper Nigeria

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…Arrests Two Kidnap Suspects

It was a grand success achieved by Ondo State Security Network in any other case generally known as Amotekun Corps as busted an interstate housebreaking syndicate and recovered items and digital devices price over N300 million.

The Corps Commander of Amotekun, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye disclosed that the syndicate had members in Lagos and Ondo states.

According to him, members of the syndicate who’re on the sphere broke into individuals’s houses and retailers in Lagos and carted away their digital devices and phone handsets.

They stockpiled the loots for repackaging earlier than transporting them to Ondo State.

Cartons had been used for the repackaging of the devices to stop any suspicion from the individuals and safety brokers.

Having repackaged the devices, they’d transport them to a different suspected member of the syndicate who would promote them to unsuspecting consumers.

The Amotekun Corps Commander disclosed that the bubble burst when the industrial bus boarded by one of many suspects from Ojota Motor Park, Lagos, stopped for refueling and it was found that the products had been repackaged.

This prompted additional investigation that led to the arrest of different three members of the syndicate.

Some different digital devices had been recovered from the syndicate which had been found belong to a licenced electronics supplier in Ondo State.

Akogun Adeleye stated the great can be returned to the supplier in any case needed court docket processes have been carried out.

Explaining to journalists, the Corps Commander stated: “More than celebrating the arrest of criminals, we’re celebrating the restoration of life and property.

“Our operations in the past week have led to a reduction in cases of kidnapping, armed robbery, burglary, and cult-related activities.”

Speaking on the arrested kidnap suspects, Akogun Adeleye disclosed that two individuals had been kidnapped alongside Itagbolu Road in Akure North Local Government Area of the state, six days in the past.

But the operatives of Amotekun had been in a position to rescue the abductees after combing the forest for 96 hours.

Meanwhile, the abductors had contacted the households of the victims and demanded a N50 million ransom.

Akogun Adeleye disclosed that no ransom was paid by the households of the abductees earlier than they had been rescued.

He stated: “We advise residents not to pay ransom, and we are glad that most kidnap cases in the last two months have been resolved without payment.”

Another suspect paraded by the Amotekun Corps was a neighborhood gang chief who had been on the needed record of the formation. He was stated to have evaded arrest for six months.

Also an unrepentant offender, who jumped bail and fled to Kano, was rearrested and introduced again to Ondo State.
One different suspects is claimed to have been concerned in violent clashes with herders.