Ondo Amotekun prosecuted 1,500 suspects in 3 years - Commander

<p>The commander further said that the corps had remained non partisan in politics since its creation.</p>, <span>Amotekun corps members (The Africa Report)</span>, <h2>The Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) (Amotekun Corps) in Ondo State, on Wednesday, said that the corps has prosecuted no fewer than 1500 suspects since its establishment in 2020.</h2>, <p>Adetunji Adeleye, the Ondo State Commander of the corps, said this in Akure at an interactive programme organised by the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ondo State Council, tagged The Platform .</p>, <p>Adeleye said that 7000 suspects were arrested by personnel of the corps in different parts of the state while 1500 were prosecuted after thorough investigations.</p>, <p>He said that the security outfit secured convictions of some of those prosecuted, adding that infractions by four of its personnel were also sanctioned with dismissal while others punished as provided by law.</p>, <p>Adeleye, who is also the Special Adviser to the Ondo State Governor on Security Matters, said that the vision of the governors of the states in the South- West region had been realised with the tremendous success recorded in combating crime.</p>, <p>He said that with the corps unconventional method of operations and cooperation of other security agencies, especially the Department of Security Services (DSS), the state was now one of the safest in the country.</p>, <p>Adeleye, also the chairman of the Council of Amotekun Commanders in South-West, said the significant number of arrests made by the corps had reduced the farmers/herders clash by over 95 per cent in the last two years.</p>, <p>According to him, Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu approved the building of two additional courts to assist the judiciary in speedy hearing of criminal matters.</p>, <p>“In response to the pockets of violence in border areas presently, the government has directed offices and control points in Imoru, Ijagba axis to take care of kidnapping and violence around Ose Local