Jailbreaker, other suspects arrested in Ondo
A fugitive, Juwon Olanrewaju, has been rearrested after he escaped from a prison in Benin, Edo State, in Nigeria’s South-south region. Two other recidivists apprehended during the operation carried out by the Ondo government-funded vigilante group Amotekun are Taiwo Adeola and Olajide Olayemi.
Adetunji Adeleye, commandant of Amotekun in Ondo, said that the Benin prison escapee was facing kidnapping and robbery charges while in custody.
Adeleye added, “Another one, who claimed to be running away from fellow kidnappers because he was not joining them again, we were able to arrest him in what he termed his last operation in kidnapping, before we arrested him.
“He told us he is a member of a seven team kidnap group terrorising Uso/eEmure/Owo axis. These are cross sections of criminals troubling the peace of the state.
“The major reason for parading them is to send the signal to criminals that Ondo State cannot tolerate them and the government is resolute in ensuring that the peace and stability of the state is not disturbed by them.”
The suspects, he said, are among the 67 persons arrested for various crimes, particularly kidnapping.
