The Commander of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, has disclosed that the corps is not leaving any stone unturned in preventing fleeing bandits from penetrating the state.

According to Adeleye, the move became imperative in order to ensure watertight security following the influx of bandits into the southwest.

The Corps commander, who revealed this to newsmen at the headquarters of the security outfit in Akure, the state capital, stated that his men have arrested over 300 suspected criminals in the state in the last three months.

While stressing that the suspects were arrested across the 18 local council areas of the state, Adeleye said that most of the suspected criminals arrested in the border communities of the state were linked to criminal activities such as kidnapping and armed robbery, among others.

He said, “We rely heavily on grassroots intelligence. In the last three months, we arrested and paraded over 300 suspects across approximately 15 locations in the 18 local government areas of the state.

“Most of them were apprehended in connection with crimes such as kidnapping, armed robbery, housebreaking, and other minor offenses.

“Some of these suspects have been prosecuted in court, while others had their cases resolved. However, many of them remain in correctional centers across the state.

“We also have what we call Amotekun ambassadors, who operate discreetly within communities as part of our intelligence unit.

“These ambassadors move across towns and villages, gathering grassroots information to help identify bad actors who collaborate with criminals. This system has been yielding remarkable results for us.

“All the criminals we have apprehended so far were a result of the grassroots intelligence reports we received from villages and towns within the state.

“By and large, addressing the issue of domestic security requires homegrown solutions tailored to tackle our perennial local criminal activities.”