Ondo State Security Network otherwise known as Amotekun Corps has declared three erring officials of the formation wanted for breaching oath of allegiance and oath of secrecy.
The suspended officials are Abu Taiwo, Akinsipe Victor and Ekunjumi Julius.
They are expected to defend themselves having been suspended indefinitely earlier.
The Corps Commander, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, told journalists that the seeing officials were allegedly being sponsored by some people to undermine the security of the state.
He said: “Every organization has its own rules, the Ondo State Security Network Agency is not an exception. The law setting up the Corps specifically says the Corps should give out identity cards and warrant cards for operatives who are full staff of the government as an agency.
“You will observe that at the time when there are pressing need for the Corps to come together and continue to work assiduously to ensure that the security of the state is not compromised is when our intelligence showed that the three Abu Taiwo, Akinsipe Victor, Ekunjumi Julius have been sponsored not only to undermine and disparage the management of the Corps but totally to distract the attention of the Corps from its core mandate of the provision of security to lives and property.
“All that you had seen on the social media on the 15 points they raised are all false allegations and disciplinary actions had been put in place by the Corps.
“And as we stand today, the three of them had been reprimanded. They are also declared wanted and due diligence in handling such in a security environment where oaths of allegiance and secrecy to the state cannot be thrown away.
“We refused to be dragged into the controversies surrounding each and every one of them.
“But the fact remains that they are acting in isolation and the Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corp remains solid as you can see the entire management staff in ensuring that we are not distracted. They are acting in isolation.
“The three of them had been suspended from the Corps and we are looking for them to come and answer as a way of giving them free access to criminal justice. If they are innocent, everybody will see.
“But the Corps as an entity will not be dragged into social media controversy with such people that are acting in isolation, especially now that we are sure and we have proof to show that they are being sponsored.”
When the crime suspects were paraded, Ogungbemi Adebayo was arrested for spying for a Fulani kidnap group at the border community of Ademekun and Ago Dada in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State.
Ogunyemi told journalists that he was brought to Ondo State with three other persons, are currently at large, by a Fulani man from Ogbomoso, Osun State, ostensibly to work on a farm.
He said the man led them to a camp in the bush where he met other Fulani men, where they were trained in handling of firearms.
According to him, he was told to be spying for the group and he’s being paid N150,000 allowance per month.
Parading the suspects, the Corps Commander explained that crimes committed by each of the suspects.
He said: “Today we are parading four notorious suspects, in addition to that, we have another six sets of criminals that were arrested in the last two weeks in Ondo State in connection with robbery and kidnapping. For the fact that we had not concluded investigation on those, so they will not be paraded.
“For the four that we are parading today, we have Ogungbemi Adebayo who confessed voluntarily that he is an informant to kidnappers in Ademekun power line at Agodada camp.
“He is aged 29, he said he was recruited a couple of months ago and he thought they wanted him to just plant in their end until when they recruited, they brought him into Ademekun farmland and told him point blank that he has to be trained on the use of AK-47. He successfully went through the training.
“The Fulani men trained him on the use of the AK-47 and he has been working for them until when the joint patrol team of the civil defence and Amotekun with the assistance of the regent and people of Ademekun village arrested him and he also confessed to them and confessed to us.
“In the same way, we have a Nasiru Suleiman who over three months has been dismantling a government caterpillar at moving equipment parked in a government yard along Akure-Ondo road.
“They actually came there with hirer and we can show you where we put some of the very big engines we recovered from them.
“He said they usually dismantle these caterpillar parts and they’ve completely ravaged a number of caterpillar to carcass and I think according to him they are on the third one when Amotekun officers arrested them. We have a Saliu Nureni, 57 that was arrested around NEPA market for robbery and setting ablaze in a place the property of the victim and threatened to kill the victim.
“We equally have one Ahmed Oladimeji, arrested with the generator and alternator he stole around Igoba in Akure.
“Across the board, there has been a drastic reduction in criminal activities in Ondo state in the last few weeks. Those that are against the law and order and apprehended on parade today are just three while the kidnapping suspect is one.
“With this, I want to reassure the good people of Ondo State that Ondo state remains very safe for your business to thrive and for the socio-economic growth of the state.”
