Commander of the Ondo state Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun Corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, has disclosed, that the agency has arrested 100 suspects in the just kicked-off operation ‘Gba ‘le, Gba ‘ko’ and reiterated his warning, that time is up for criminals operating at boarder towns of Kogi and Edo states.
Akogun Adeleye made this disclosure while parading the 100 suspects nabbed, barely a few days of flagging-off the Operation “Gba’le gba ‘ko” by the Ondo and Osun states Amotekun Commanders aimed at ensuring safety of the South West boarders during the yuletide seasons.
The Amotekun boss who is also the Special Adviser to the Ondo state Governor on Security Matters hinted that the boarder patrol was an initiative of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu led-Security outfit to ascertain, that the people can sleep with their two eyes closed across board.
He expressed satisfaction, that the newly launched operation ‘Gba’le gba ko’ under a week of its take-off, has been able to track down one hundred suspects who have just been paraded.
“Today we have been able to break a syndicate that specialised in vandalising communication network power Mars transformer and generators. We impounded the vehicles which they hired. We were also able to arrest the perpetrators who would be charged to court today.
“We have two different set who we are still profiling. The other members of the syndicate are at large as our men are on their trail.
” We were also able to arrest the perpetuators who will go to court today. We have two different set who are still profiling the other members.
“The bottom line is that during this yuletide season in the Ember months, it is total zero tolerance to crime activities in Ondo state and as we talk, we have over 300 men in all major roads leading in and out of Ondo state.
“We also have patrol vehicles patrolling the major roads access into Ondo state under the boarder patrol in other to ensure people can sleep with their two eyes closed and we have in our custody, those that are stealing transformer, Illegal possession of fire arms and some of them that specialized in burgling houses and shops”, he said.
He admonished residents of the state to always feel free to ‘Say something, if you see something to us”.
“Our distress call number remains 08079999989. We assure you of the a-24 hours security coverage of the entire state and the highways leading in and out of Ondo state and for those that are thinking of taking advantage of the boarder towns of Kogi and Edo. I will say your time is up.
“Men of the Army, the police, Civil Defence, the DSS and the Amotekun Corps are on 24 hours patrol of the access road and this tells you the synergy that exists among all security agencies in the state. Hence we remain resolute that their is zero tolerance to crime in Ondo State”,he said.
The Corps commander who assured of a secured situation during the electoral period, said “We are not only protecting the INEC Office, we are also going to protect all critical access of both the state and federal including the local government area as well.
” What we are saying is that we will have total security coverage for the entire Ondo state.
“But in the town of Owo and all adjoining local governments, we are trying to ensure that visitors can come and go without been molested and all major roads leading into the state are also been covered without creating any security gap in the urban center.
This is the essence of operation “Gba le Gba’ko’. You can see part of the dividends of the operation these are part of the dividends of the operation as it had already started yielding results.
Among those paraded was a 16-year old suspect who raped the wife of his brother when he traveled outside the town.
The suspect, was equally accused of stealing 25 litres of palm oil.
Precious, reportedly walked into the bedroom of his brother and noticing that the wife was naked and was sleeping, took advantage of her.
He reportedly threatened to kill the woman if she raised any alarm.
In an interview, the suspect who admitted committing the crime, confessed “raping nine other girls at Laosun, a farm settlement in Ondo West local government area.
According to him, “In Laosun, I have raped nine girls. Some of them are 19 or 25 years, in the night, I will go into their rooms and start sleeping with them. I do not use gun or knives to threaten them.
” Sometimes I would be caught and they would beat me and leave me. I have been arrested before. I was arrested for stealing 25 litres of palm oil. I wanted to gather money to use it to buy phone. I came to the house and saw my brother’s wife sleeping naked. I went into the room and slept with her.”, I he confessed.