No fewer than 80 suspected criminals have been arrested by Ondo State Security Network known as Amotekun Corps for murder, anti-grazing, theft and other crimes in the last three weeks.
Among the suspects, 32 have been arraigned for prosecution after investigation into their cases were concluded.
The Corps Commander, who is also the Special Adviser(Security) to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, said: “In the last three weeks, 80 criminals were arrested. In the last 1 week, about 32 were taken to court for prosecution. Investigations are going on in most of these ones.
“Some of them at the end of the day were found to be victims of circumstances, like those that came out without means of identification at odd hours and are found where they werere not supposed to be. Those ones, upon proper interrogation, were released to go, some were released on bail.
“But what we have here is about 36 men and women engaged in various criminal activities ranging from murder, to anti-grazing. Stealing of motorcycles, grinding machine, stealing of Keke napep, stealing of various houses are household equipment, including generator, and armed robbery.
“Criminal is criminal, regardless of where they come from, we don’t want to give colour to criminality, a criminal is a criminal.
“The signal we are sending is that Ondo State a place where you can’t thrive as a criminal, the criminals should better leave Ondo State, not only within the town, but within the forest. Some of these criminals were arrested right inside the forest.
