The joint collaboration among the Western Nigeria Security Network, otherwise known as Amotekun, on Thursday yielded result as the operatives busted a gang of armed robbers operating at Osu on Ife/Ilesha expressway, Osun State.
Ondo State Commander of Amotekun, who doubles as the Chairman of all the Commanders of Amotekun in the Southwest, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, said the Corps received a distress call around 1am about an ongoing robbery operation between Oduduwa University, Ile-Ife and Osu on the expressway.
When officials of the Corps, who were on 24 hours inter-border patrol moved to the scene, they discovered over 70 vehicles had parked on the road because of the robbery operation.
Manoeuvring through the vehicles, the Corps met the robbers face-to-face who started shooting immediately they sighted the corps.
The Corps pursued them and rescued commuters, motorists and several vehicles held captive by the robbers while the robbers escaped through the forest.
Akogun Adeleye said it was possible for Amotekun to burst the robbery operation because someone called the distress line 08079999989.
He enjoined the people in all Southwest states to call Amotekun line whenever they suspected any strange movements in their areas.
One of the victims who was rescued, Mr Matthew Olakanmi Aremu, said he was travelling to Jos from Lagos when the robbers forced them to a stop.
He said he and three other occupants of his car were robbed of the money, phones and other personal effects.
Another traveler, Mr. Femi Iletu, was hacked on the head by the armed robbers.
Adeleye, therefore, promised that the joint inter-border patrol would continue all through the Yuletide.
He enjoined the people to avoid night travelling for now, adding that they would be on patrol 24 hours daily.
Culled From Hope Newspaper
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