Amotekun rescues victim, arrests father, 3 sons for kidnapping in Ondo

The operatives of Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, has rescued a kidnapped victim and arrested a father and his three sons at Oba Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state.

The Amotekun Corps Commander, Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed this while parading 28 suspects for kidnap-related cases and 15 others for criminal offences in Akure, the capital of Ondo State, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.

Adeleye said: “Today, we have Usman, 33; Wahab, 27; Yakubu, 18; and their father, Iliasu, 56, arrested in Oba Akoko, Ondo State.

“Not only that, we equally recovered drugs, drinks, cigarettes and what looked like a camouflage used to cover the eyes of the kidnapped victim.”

Adeleye revealed that the suspects were arrested after the victim’s family reported the incident to police.

The Amotekun commander, who said the victim was kidnapped on his way to Oba Akoko, said the family arranged ransom without informing Amotekun.

Adeleye added: “Inspite of the ransom payment, the kidnappers refused to release the victim. They also threatened the family not to report the incident.

“This eventually brought the family to the Amotekun office, and we immediately swung into action.

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”At the end of the day, we found a family, a father and three sons, directly involved, using cattles as cover.

“In the course of the operation, they (kidnappers) attacked our men, but we succeeded in rescuing the victim.”

Adeleye disclosed that the kidnappers tortured the victim with knives and cutlasses on the head, saying the victim had been rushed to the hospital.

He also revealed that Amotekun officers were able to recover over 75 per cent of the ransom paid. ‎

Adeleye said: “As far as the command is concerned, we do not encourage the payment of ransom. Since the money belongs to the family, it has been returned to them.
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“In fact, we handed over all the money recovered at the scene to a member of the victim’s family for safekeeping, and we only brought it here for display.”