The Ondo State Security Network Agency – Amotekun Corps – have commenced 24-hour patrols of border communities across the State following security breaches in other parts of the country.
The corps mobilized operatives to provide security and surveillance in schools with boarding facilities.
Personnel in border towns and the outskirts are on high alert.
Commander of Amotekun Corps in the State, Adetunji Adeleye, stated that “patrols have increased, especially as the Yuletide approaches.
He assured residents of their safety despite the rise in banditry in neighbouring states.
The commander revealed these measures during the parade of some suspects at the corps headquarters in Alagbaka, Akure.
Adeleye emphasized that Operation Le Won Jade in the State resulted in the arrest of over 30 suspects, with 16 of them being paraded at the corps headquarters.
Ten suspects were arrested for breaking the law, three for kidnapping, and three for anti-grazing penalties.