The Ondo Narrate Chapter of the Western Nigeria Security Network, otherwise identified as Amotekun Corps, says its operatives have intercepted three buses loaded with 18 suspected bandits and weapons heading the total scheme from the northern role of the country.
Spokesman for the security outfit, Adetunji Adeleye, grand that the corps got credible intelligence that three vehicles had been coming into the convey, loaded with weapons and doable miscreants.
Adeleye further disclosed that Amotekun operatives “laid siege on the street and at final the three buses came in at about 2am on Thursday.
“We pursued the buses, two of them escaped and we at final had been in a role to apprehend one after tailing him for roughly 40km,” the corps’ spokesman narrated.
He added that the motive force of the intercepted automobile became in a role to cross four boundaries sooner than he became stopped in Ondo town where the street became solidly blocked.
“They (suspected bandits) came out and upon investigation, they claimed that the automobile became loaded with folks and weapons, stressing that they had been mere drivers and conductors.
“The suspects claimed they didn’t know who actually loaded the weapons they had been carrying,” Mr Adeleye further disclosed, including that after the sacs within the automobile had been opened, the operatives realized “over 500 somewhat an growth of styles of knives, swords, cutlasses, hands and charms”.
The Amotekun spokesman acknowledged the security outfit intends to charge the suspects to court docket straight after interrogations were concluded.
