Breaking NewsOndo Amotekun Intercepts 18 Bandits With 500 Guns

By Samantha Allen

Published: November 6, 2021 | 10:31 AM GMT

With 500 guns and weapons, Ondo Amotekun captures 18 bandits. In three buses
Amotekun Corps operatives in Ondo State have intercepted a bus filled with 500 daggers hidden behind the seats.

Weapons, including various types of knives and pistols, were also discovered hidden inside Tigger nut sacks.

18 people suspected to be bandits were arrested with the vehicle while two buses escaped
Parading the suspects before journalists in Akure, the state Commander of Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, said the three buses escaped from different checkpoints before they were arrested in Ondo town.

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