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The Ondo command of the southwest security network, known as Amotekun, has taken disciplinary action against three of its officers due to their involvement in professional misconduct.

These individuals were reportedly engaged in both human trafficking and burglary activities within the state.

The state commander of Amotekun, Adetunji Adeleye, addressed the issue while parading seven suspects to the public at the command headquarters on Tuesday.

Out of these suspects, three were implicated in human trafficking, while the remaining four were apprehended for breaking into houses.

Adeleye emphasized that the dismissed officers would face legal consequences in accordance with the corps’s established regulations, Naija News reports.

Furthermore, he revealed that some of the stolen electronic devices have been recovered, and investigations are currently underway to apprehend the robbers who managed to escape upon encountering the Amotekun operatives.

“Today, we have three Amotekun personnel who went through the normal process of court martial and are being dismissed today for professional misconduct,” Adeleye said.

He added, “They cease to be members of Amotekun Ondo state corps as from now, and we will ensure that adequate punishment is meted out to them even after dismissal.

“Out of the seven suspects we are parading today, we have three that were arrested for human trafficking cases, and we have four others that were arrested for housebreaking.

“And we were able to retrieve all the items stolen from their operation, which would be handed over to the rightful owners.

“However, this is to reconfirm that the response to distress calls is actually working for us in order to reduce crime to the minimum.”

He urged residents to assist the corps with more credible intelligence information.

“To commuters, we advise you to reduce travelling late in the night, and early in the morning. However, we will commence our 24-hour patrol from the end of this week to ensure safety.

“We want to encourage the good people of Ondo state to give us timely information to work for them.”

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Zamfara’s Governor Lawal says his state needs more military formations from the federal government to stop insecurity consuming Northern Nigeria.

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The 137 rescued children abducted from Kuriga Primary and Junior Secondary School in Kaduna State have not yet reunited with their parents, three days after their rescue.

Recall that the children were abducted on March 7, 2024, after bandits invaded their school located in Kuriga village of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The school children were, however, rescued by the military on Sunday, March 24, precisely after 16 days in captivity and met with the governor later in the evening.

On Monday, the military handed over the 131 rescued children to the state Governor, Uba Sani, while six of the students who were hospitalised would be handed over to the state later,

According to Daily Trust, since the announcement of their return, the parents of the freed schoolchildren have been eager to welcome them back home to the village.

Some parents who spoke to the newspaper on Tuesday expressed their eagerness to meet their children and welcome them back to the village.

One of the fathers, Adamu Abdulrauf Kuriga, whose daughter, Hadiza, was among the abducted children, said he couldn’t wait to receive his daughter after almost two weeks without seeing her.

“We are still waiting to receive the children because we haven’t seen them since they were abducted. Even though we know they are with the government, we will want to have them back home with us. This is the joy of every parent to see his child,” he said.

Kuriga prayed that such an unfortunate incident would never happen to any parent in the state or the country in general.

He commended the security agencies and the state government for their role in rescuing the children but still hoped they would be reunited soon.

Also speaking, a mother, Khadiza, whose daughter, Safiya, was among the rescued students, also said she can’t wait to see her daughter in good spirits.

“We are happy the children were rescued and are with the government. But as a mother, I want to see my daughter because we can’t wait to see the children back home with us,” she said.

Another mother, who identified herself as Binta, said her son, Suleiman, was among the rescued students but that she had not seen him yet. She added that she was very excited to see him and the other children back home.

“The government did well by rescuing the children, but we want to see them because, as parents, seeing the children will make us happy,” she said.

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