Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, has arrested a six-man gang notorious for hypnotising their victims during robbery operations.
This was disclosed by the State Commander of Amotekun Corps, Mr Adetunji Adeleye, who said men of the service tracked down the suspected criminals to their hideout.
The suspects were paraded on Friday at the agency’s headquarters in Akure, alongside other suspects held for other offences which include armed robbery, kidnapping, illegal possession of fire arms, fraud, stealing among others.
The Commander stated that the security unit is set to ensure a crime-free celebration during this festive season, citing this arrest as a major proof of their commitment.
According to Mr Adeleye, the gang of burglars usually sprayed chemical substance in the rooms to induce the occupants to sleep off, before the burglars broke into houses to rob and rape.
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“We have a group of burglars that specialised in drugging unsuspecting residents of various houses, so, they will sleep off, break the burglary, enter their houses, dispose them of their valuables while some of them are raped,” he said.
“And because of the high dose of drugs they injected on their system, some of them don’t even wake up, so, we’ve been able to break that syndicate too.
“They don’t normally have direct access to the victims. What they do is to jump across their fences, and pump in with syringe, this chemicals into their rooms, wait for about 30 to 40 minutes, every living thing inside the room sleeps off. So, whatever they do, you don’t know again.”
He stressed that upon the conclusion of investigation, the suspects will be arraigned in court.
He also said the corps was still tracking the kidnappers of a 66-year old monarch, Clement Olukotun, the Oloso of Oso, in Ajowa- Akoko, Akoko North-West Local Government Area of the state.