Amotekun recovers AK-47 rifles hidden in Oyo forest

The Oyo State wing of the Southwest Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps has recovered AK-47 rifles, navy camouflage and other objects hidden in a wooded area in the state by means of suspected kidnappers.

Amotekun recovers AK-47 rifles hidden in Oyo forest .

Commandant of the corps in Oyo State, Col. Olayinka Olayanju (retd.), told newsmen in Ibadan, on Monday, that the corps recovered 4 AK-47 rifles, four magazines and 50 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition.

Also recovered had been wraps of Indian hemp, raincoats, two Nigerian Army caps and a beret.

He stated the items have been recovered whilst operatives of the corps were combing forests following growing cases of kidnap on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

“Last weekend, efforts of our men had been rewarded while the palms and ammunition had been discovered in one of the forests following a tip-off that a few gunmen sighted within the place.

“The security community’s marketers are nevertheless present in the wooded area to probable apprehend the criminal factors,’’ he said.

In his remarks, Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Security Matters, former Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni, said the governor had directed protection personnel within the nation to take proactive steps to forestall abductions in the nation.

Owoseni stated collaboration with local hunters and vigilantes assisted significantly in latest successes recorded by the Amotekun corps in the nation.

He assured that the country government could offer the device needed for the easy operation of the corps to beautify their performance.