Western Nigeria Security Network, otherwise known as Amotekun, on Thurs­day busted a gang of armed robbers operating at Osu on Ife/Ilesha expressway, Osun State.

According to the Ondo State Commander of Amotekun, who’s also the chairman of all the com­manders of WNSN, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, the Corps received a distress call around 1:00am about an ongoing robbery operation between Oduduwa University, Ile-Ife and Osu on the expressway.

When officials of the Corps, who were on 24hours inter-border patrol, moved to the scene, they discovered over 70 vehicles had parked on the road because of the robbery operation.

Maneuvering through the vehicles, the Corps met the robbers face-to-face who started shooting immediately they sighted the corps.

The Corps pursued them and rescued commuters, mo­torists and several vehicles held captive by the robbers while the armed robbers es­caped through the forest.

The commander told news­men at the headquarters at Alagbaka, Akure, Ondo State capital, that it was possible for the corps to bust the robbery operation because someone called the distress line 0807 9999989.

He enjoined the people in all Southwest states to call the Amotekun line whenev­er they suspected any strange movements in their areas.

One of the victims, who owned the car, Matthew Olakanmi Aremu, said he was travelling to Jos from La­gos when the robbers forced them to a stop. (Daily Independent: Excludes headline)