The Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, says it has rescued a mother and her two children allegedly kidnapped at Isinigbo/Osi in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State.

Adetunji Adeleye, commander, Amotekun Corps, said this on Monday in Akure while parading two suspected kidnappers and eight others for various offences.

Mr Adeleye said that following a distress call from the Isinigbo/Osi area, his men were in the vicinity within five minutes, while the victims were rescued after a brief scuffle with the kidnappers.

The Amotekun commander said the two suspected kidnappers were arrested at different places in collaboration with Fulani men in the area.

“The amazing part of this struggle is that the Fulani men, who had joined us, were the people who assisted us in identifying the kidnappers among them so that we would not generalise.

“We were able to recover a locally made gun from one of them while the suspect also confessed to several kidnapping activities. He said his latest victim was his former boss in Molege, Owo. He (suspect) said that after perfecting the act, he was able to successfully enter the woman’s house where he wanted to kidnap her.

“However, the husband and other people woke up and ran away. They mobilised Amotekun and the Fulani men, who cordoned off the area and were able to successfully apprehend him. The second suspect also confessed to being a serial kidnapper operating in the Akure North axis,” he said.

Mr Adeleye, who commended security agencies for working assiduously to stamp out criminality, said there was a drastic drop in criminal activities in the state.

“This further reassures residents that we, as security agencies, will continue to move around and ensure that they can go about their normal businesses without fear and return home safely,” the commander said. 

(NAN)