**Amotekun Rescues Kidnap Victims After Fierce Forest Gunfight, Parades Five Suspects**

**AKURE (NewsFocus)** – The Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, on Friday paraded five suspects arrested for kidnapping, attempted abduction, and fraud, while announcing the successful rescue of several kidnap victims after a heavy shootout with gunmen deep inside the forest.

Commander Adetunji Adeleye told journalists at the Amotekun headquarters that operatives stormed a notorious kidnappers’ den in the Supare-Akoko forest axis following credible intelligence.

“On getting to the camp, the hoodlums opened fire on our men. Our officers returned fire and overpowered them in a fierce gun battle,” Adeleye said.

He confirmed that all the victims held in the camp were freed unhurt and have been reunited with their families.

Items recovered from the suspects include:

– Two locally-made pistols

– Live cartridges

– Charms

– Mobile phones

– Cash believed to be ransom proceeds

The five paraded suspects, aged between 22 and 38, confessed to multiple kidnapping operations along the Akure-Owo and Akure-Ikere highways.

Adeleye warned criminal elements that Ondo forests are no longer safe havens, vowing that Amotekun will continue aggressive patrols and intelligence-led operations until every kidnapper is flushed out.

The rescued victims are currently receiving medical and psychological care.