Ondo: Amotekun Faces Deadly 7-Man Delta Gang, Details Emerge
- The Amotekun in Ondo state has foiled a robbery attempt by a seven-man deadly gang from Delta state
- Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, the commander of the Amotekun in Ondo state, disclosed that the gang planned to rob three banks and kidnap a businessman
- However, their plans failed, and the staff of their target who was invited to join for intel declined to be part of the operation
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Akure, Ondo - Attempts by a deadly seven-man gang from Delta state to rob three banks in Ondo state have been foiled by operatives of the Ondo State Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps.
The gang had lodged at a house in the Irele community from where they planned to rob the three banks and kidnap a businessman in the state.
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They recruited a staff member of a businessman who works in a supermarket owned by the man, but the staff declined to join them, The Nation reported.
Six members of the gang managed to flee when the bubble burst on them, but one Fatai Baami, who accommodated them, was arrested.
Ondo Amotekun explain how it stopped the Delta robbery gang
Commander of the Ondo Amotekun Corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, spoke Thursday, March 21, when he paraded 37 suspects arrested for various crimes.
Adeleye said a manhunt has commenced for the gang leader in Delta State.
He said:
“The seven-man gang operatives came all the way from Sapele, Delta State, for kidnapping and robbery of a bank in Irele LGA.
“Six of them are at large, but we were able to apprehend the mastermind who accommodated the robbers. We were equally able to get to the root of the target that they intended to kidnap."
Ondo court sentenced evangelist to death
Legit.ng earlier reported that an Ondo court has found guilty and sentenced an evangelist, Adewale Adelu, and five others to death by hanging for armed robbery.
Evangelist Adelu and his gang were said to have robbed two commercial banks in November and December 2011.
Other members of the robbery squad include Ikechuckwu Maduagwu, Fayemi Olubusuyi, Ropo Adeleye, Dele Otopka, and Bayo Omotosho.
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