Ondo Amotekun intercepts 151 suspects with charms
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure
The Ondo State Security Network, Amotekun Corps has arrested 151 suspects with dangerous charms and photographs of combat trainings.
They were intercepted around Sango on Akure/Ado road by an Amotekun team who were on ‘stop and search’ at about 6:30am on Thursday.
The drivers of the two trucks conveying them said they were coming from Katsina, Kano and Jigawa states, claiming that they picked the men in groups heading to South West states.
It was learnt that the 151 suspects included five women, hidden behind bags of beans and rice inside the trailers.
Confirming the report, state Commander of Amotekun, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye said the suspects were cleverly concealed behind the bags of rice.
“We intercepted two trucks conveying 151 people who were cleverly concealed behind bags of rice and beans in a way that one may not know these number of people were tucked in the trucks.
“Upon interception, we asked of their destinations, some said Akure while others said Osogbo in Osun State. Although, we have not completed profiling them, as none of them has an idea of what they were going to do or their mission. All they were able to tell us is that they entered the vehicle and came to Ondo State.
“While searching the vehicles, we saw 10 bikes and various dangerous charms. If we check and we do not find anything on them as long as they don’t have anybody that is ready to take custody of them in Ondo State, we will send them back to their various states.
“Some of them claimed they are from Katsina, Kano and Jigawa states, but on how they came together, they said they couldn’t figure it out, but that they were conveyed in the trucks down to Akure in Ondo State.
“This however, is not a good sign, following the security warning in the South West states.
“While respecting their rights as Nigerians, yet, we are not sure of what they are here for. We still feel that while traveling, anyone should have a mission and destination at where he or she is going to,” he said.
