The Ondo State Security Network, also known as the Amotekun Corps, has apprehended 39 fleeing suspected terrorists in Ondo Forest.

Operatives of the Amotekun Corps arrested the suspected terrorists at Elegbeka Forest in Ose Local Government Area of the state.

The Corps Commandant of the Amotekun in the state, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed this while parading about 61 suspected criminals at the corps headquarters in Akure, the state capital.

Adeleye said those arrested confirmed they had fled their respective states due to ongoing airstrikes against terrorists.

He disclosed that the arrested suspects were between the ages of 18 and 45, stating that they were hiding in the forest with two vehicles parked at a distance.