The Amotekun Corps in Ondo has mobilised its operatives to neighbouring Ekiti to rescue kidnapped pupils and teachers. 

The victims were kidnapped on Tuesday in Emure while on their way to Eporo Ekiti on their school bus. 

Their abductors are demanding N100 million for their release.  

“A couple of hours ago, we had an unfortunate situation in Ekiti state and the governor of Ondo state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, directed that we should move to the state in the interest of brotherliness to assist in the security situation in Ekiti state.

“We deployed about 100 personnel to Ekiti state to assist them and we have been there in the last 48 hours. Some arrests have been made, and an investigation is still ongoing on those that we arrested, and we will continue to arrest until the perpetrators of such deadly acts are fished out,” said the Amotekun commander in Ondo, Adetunji Adeleye, on Wednesday.

Mr Adeleye reiterated the call for the creation of state police. 

He affirmed that with state policing, the grassroots would be secured, and the personnel could carry sophisticated firearms to tackle armed bandits, among other criminal elements. 

“With state policing, we will be able to go grassroots, and it will be easy for us to track down all these criminals in our society. So, the panacea to solving security breaches and problems is state policing.

“We should not forget that Amotekun is both conventional and unconventional security, but the issue of weapons, once the issue of state policing is approved, there would be no limitation to the equipment they can use in combating crimes,” stated Mr Adeleye.

The deployment of the Ondo Amotekun officers to Ekiti came after two traditional rulers were gunned down in a failed kidnapping attempt. 

David Babatunde Ogunsakin, Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Olatunde Samuel Olushola, and Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti were murdered in an ambush.