The collaboration of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State command with the Nigeria Army has led to the arrest of 3 suspects; Oduga Promise, 32 years old Sunday, 28 years and Adebayo Segun, 18 years. They were arrested for illegal oil bunkering at Alape, Igbokoda in Ilaje LGA on 6th September, 2024, at about 0400 hrs. Exhibits recovered were about 1200 litres of illegally refined AGO and a Toyota Sienna car with registration number Ondo AKR 876 NP.

For illegal mining, Kabiru Muazu, Male, 27years , Aminu Adamu, male, 30 years, Aminu Garuba, male , Buhari Lawal, Male, 25 years and Mustapha Auwal, male ,18years were arrested at Ogunlepa mining site Odigbo LGA on 3rd September, 2024 at about 1420hrs. Richard Sunday, 20 years old, and Bashiru Abdullahi male ,20 years old, were arrested at Imafon in Akure North on 7th September 2024 for stealing and buying stolen goods while Aderinboye Adesola, male, 44 years old was arrested at Oda town on 9th September, 2024.

Paul Johnson, male, 35 years old, was arrested in Ore, Odigbo LGA for vandalising and stealing 33kva aluminium cables concealed in a commercial vehicle going to Lagos.While parading the suspects before newsmen in Akure, the State capital, Commandant Oluyemi Ibiloye warned that his men would not allow the country's national wealth to be plundered by some selfish elements. He admonished the public to always give timely and useful information to security agencies to rid the state from criminality.