Amotekun Launches Patrol Across Ondo Schools

The Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, has announced that it has begun intensified patrols of boarding schools across the state.

The Commander of the Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, made this known on Tuesday in Akure, the state capital, while parading 16 suspects arrested for various offences.

Adeleye said comprehensive surveillance had been deployed to schools with boarding facilities in response to recent reports of security breaches and incidents of kidnapping.

“In the last one week, we’ve visited so many of the schools and mounted surveillance on all those with boarding facilities. Especially the schools in the border towns of the state and the outskirts of the towns.

“We have equally stepped up the activities of our 24-hour Ember Month patrol, which has also been enhanced at our borders to ensure protection,” he said.

According to reports from the News Agency of Nigeria, the border patrol operation, dubbed Operation Le Won Jade, commenced on November 6 and is aimed at bolstering security in border communities.

Adeleye stated that the ongoing patrols have been effective in driving miscreants, bandits, and kidnappers out of the forests.

“In addition, our regular 24-hour patrol within the metropolis is still ongoing, and this has also yielded tremendous results.

“The total number of arrests in the last week is 34. Out of the 34, we are parading 16.

“I want to reassure residents of the state that the security agencies are ensuring that safety of lives and property in Ondo State is guaranteed,” he added.