Following the withdrawal of soldiers from checkpoints and highways within Ondo State, men of the State’s Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun Corps, have arrested suspected bandits allegedly planning to invade the state.
The suspected bandits who were said to have taken off from Kastina State were arrested in Ondo town.
Also intercepted were different seizes of knives and guns concealed inside Tigger nut bags. 18 suspects were arrested with the vehicle while two buses escaped
Parading the suspects before journalists, the state Commander of Amotekun, Adetunji Adeleye, said the three buses escaped from different checkpoints before they were arrested in Ondo town.
He said the drivers of the buses said they were contracted to drive the vehicles without knowing what they were carrying.
The buses, according to him, came from Kastina State. He said two other buses escaped when they were pursued by his men.
Mr. Adeleye said the arrest was made possible by the combined team of Amotekun and policemen.
