“These victims were also released voluntarily. It is the Lord’s doing.”
The Osun Command of the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun has confessed to using ‘Africa science’ to rescue abducted victims without any payment to abductors.
Commandant of the security outfit in Osun state, Amitolu Shittu, made this revelation on Saturday. He explained that the security agency has been able to rescue kidnapped victims from bandits after prayer consultation with the ‘Africa science.’
Speaking further on how his group has been rescuing victims without ransom, Mr Shittu mentioned that bandits are also in awe of Amotekun’s spiritual powers entrenched in the Yoruba tradition.
He boasted further that bandits have often confessed to their victims that they were released because Amotekun spiritual powers are superior to theirs hence the release to avoid being overwhelmed.
“Yes, it (African science) is one of the best tools that we are using today. This is the first time I will be divulging this information to the public. Sometime ago in Osun, some persons were kidnapped and we searched for over 24 hours, there was no clue as to where the criminals had taken the persons to,” Punch newspaper quoted Mr Shittu to have said.
“I talked to my people and we got in contact with the families of the victims. We experimented on something and it worked out. The victims were voluntarily released. It was African science which may be in the form of prayer in our traditional way. The victims were released, the kidnappers gave them back their phones and every other item they took from them.
“When they were released, we went to their various homes to find out what transpired and they told us that the kidnappers told them that they (victims) were using people from outside who have supernatural powers that were conflicting with theirs.
“Specifically, they told the victims that their link with Amotekun was affecting their operations. That was how they were released. Since then we have been improving on our mode of operation.”
Mr Shittu also attributed the success of Amotekun to God’s intervention. He cited how they were able to rescue kidnapped victims along Ila road in Ekiti State using the same method.
He maintained that the Osun Command of the security agency have since then improved in their operations and ensured that victims are rescued without paying ransoms.
“We also succeeded in applying the same method when other people were kidnapped. This time they were travellers who were coming from Ekiti, they were kidnapped along Ila road. These victims were also released voluntarily. It is the Lord’s doing.
“I can go on and on, we have had several interventions in this regard. We are building on the mechanism to ensure those kidnap victims are released freely without parting with ransoms.”
Mr Shittu commended governor of Osun state, Gboyega Oyetola, for joining efforts with other governors in the region to launch the security outfit a year ago so they can combat insecurity in the region.
He also advised that Western Nigeria Security Network should be free from politics “I want to advise the South-West governors not to allow any element of politics to override what will come to outlive them,” he said.
