From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure
The Ondo State Commander of the Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN), otherwise known as Operation Amotekun, Mr Adetunji Adeleye has disclosed no fewer than 7,000 criminals have been arrested by the security outfit.
The corps commander said out of the 7,000 arrested, about 1,500 of them have been charged to court and it has secured the judgement of many of them while the crisis of farmers/herders clashes has reduced by over 95 per cent in the last two years.
Adeleye who doubles as the Special Adviser to the Governor on security matters disclosed this while featuring at a programme organized by the Correspondent’s Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), tagged: “The Platform”.
The commander who is also the Chairman of the Council of Amotekun Commanders in South-West recalled that the corps which was founded on January 9, 2020, in Ibadan, Oyo State, as the first regional security outfit, initiated by the governors of the South West geopolitical zone has recorded tremendous success in checkmating activities of course criminals in the region.
He said “We have secured the judgement of many of the criminals. At a time when the turnout of criminals was becoming unmanageable for the judiciary, the government of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu graciously approved the building of two courts to assist the judiciary in the prompt dispensation of justice”.
Adeleye said the birth of the Amotekun Corps in the state has made the state to be adjudged one of the most peaceful states in the country.
Furthermore, Adeleye explained that since inception, the corps has summarily dismissed four erring officers that ran foul of the laws and rules guiding the operation of the corps, while several others had been sent to detention to ensure that they conform with the norms and standards operations of the organisation.
Specifically, Adeleye noted that the issue of farmers/herders clashes in the state has reduced by over 95 per cent in the last two years, courtesy of Amotekun’s intervention.
