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Security Agencies Were Informed of Planned Igangan Killings —Falana

Paul Mbagwu Jun 8, 2021 0

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), on Tuesday, said security agencies were informed of the killings in Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State over a week before the attack but nothing was done.In a statement…

Metro

How Amotekun freed kidnapped Ekiti monarch from Kwara forest

John Ogunsemore Apr 21, 2021 0

Kidnapped Ekiti traditional ruler, the Obadu of Ilemeso Ekiti, in Oye Local Government Area of the state, Oba Oyewunmi has been freed by the Amotekun Corps in the state.Ekiti State’s Amotekun Corps Commander, Brig-Gen. Joe Komolafe…

Politics

Miyetti Allah: Amotekun, Ebube Agu targeted at Fulani, FG must stop them

John Ogunsemore Apr 17, 2021 0

The National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Abdullahi Bello Bodejo, says the group will soon roll out its own security outfit in response to the setting up of Amotekun in the South-West and Ebube Agu in the South-East.He…

Security

Insecurity: Abiodun inaugurates Amotekun in Ogun

Abiodun Lawal Apr 1, 2021 0

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State on Thursday inaugurated the state security outfit, the Amotekun Corps.Speaking during the inauguration in Abeokuta the governor noted that the operatives of the Amotekun security outfit had been…

News

“I Can Finish Off Boko Haram Without Government Aid” – Sunday Igboho Brags

Faith Feb 8, 2021 0

Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho has claimed that he does not need the help of the Nigerian government to take down Boko Haram Terrorists.Igboho stated this in a now-viral video interview he…

Security

Support Eastern Security Network – OPC Tells Igbos

Olatunde Ajayi Feb 1, 2021 0

The Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) at the weekend threw its weight behind the southwest security Network, better known as operation Amotekun, for its commitment to enhanced security in the region.In a statement by its Publicity Secretary,…

Metro

25 guns recovered as Amotekun nabs truckload of herdsmen heading to Ibarapa

John Ogunsemore Jan 26, 2021 0

The Oyo State Security Network (Amotekun Corps) has arrested a truckload of Fulani herdsmen heading to Ibarapa in Oyo State, Sahara Reporters reported Tuesday.According to the report, the herdsmen were being conveyed in a Kebbi…

Politics

Quit Notice To Herdsmen: Akeredolu Orders Massive Amotekun Recruitment

John Ogunsemore Jan 23, 2021 0

The Amotekun Corps Commander in Ondo State, Adetunji Adeleye, says that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has ordered massive recruitment into the corps.Adeleye added that the recruitment is free and prospective corps personnel can download the…

Metro

Ekiti Amotekun nabs 4 kidnappers from Sokoto

John Ogunsemore Jan 22, 2021 0

The Amotekun Corps Commander in Ekiti State, Brigadier General Joe Komolafe (retd) says men of the security network have arrested four suspected kidnappers who hail from Sokoto State.He told journalists on Friday that the arrest was…

News

Amotekun Dismisses Operative Over Killing Of Okada Man In Oyo

John Ogunsemore Jan 14, 2021 0

The Oyo State Security Network (Amotekun Corps) has dismissed Kazeem Afolabi for shooting a commercial motorcyclist, Tosin Thomas, to death in an incident that occurred Wednesday night.Afolabi was equally handed over to the police for…

Security

Afenifere rejects inclusion of Fulani in Amotekun

John Ogunsemore Jan 12, 2021 0

Pan-Yoruba sociocultural organisation, Afenifere has rejected calls by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) for its members to be included in the Oyo State Security Network aka Amotekun.The Chairman of…

Community

3 Killed, 2 Injured as Amotekun, Fulani Herdsmen Clash in Oyo State

Suleiman Shehu Jan 9, 2021 0

No fewer than three persons were reported murdered and two others injured on Saturday during a clash between the Oyo State Amotekun operatives and some Fulani herdsmen.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that…

News

Oyo On Fire As Amotekun Shoots Police Officer

Dumebi Jan 4, 2021 0

A Policeman, identified as Fatai Yekini, has been shot by an official of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, Operation Amotekun, on Saturday. Mr Olugbenga Fadeyi, The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, confirmed the…

Security

Report Cancels FG’s Proposed Police Reforms, Predicts Future Amotekun Problems

Dumebi Jan 4, 2021 0

SB Morgen, an African research and consulting firm, has revealed reasons why the Federal Government's decision to embark on police reforms remains impossible. Following the recently ended #EndSARS protest which occurred in October 2020,…

Security

Ijaw Youths Agitate For Own Regional Security Outfit, Like Biafra and Amotekun

Dumebi Jan 2, 2021 0

The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) has resolved to agitate for the inception of a regional security outfit for the Niger Delta region and the South-South geopolitical zone.Peter Timothy Igbifa, the IYC President, on Friday, revealed this…

Crime

Just In: Amotekun Frees Ekiti Businessman From Kidnappers’ Nest

Dumebi Dec 29, 2020 0

The Ekiti State Security Network Agency, Amotekun corps, have freed a businessman, Happiness Ajayi, that was kidnapped in Ekiti State on Friday, December 25th.The Amotekun Corps commander, Brigadier General Joe Komolafe (rtd),…

Crime

Another Suspected Armed Robber Burnt To Death In Ibadan

Dumebi Dec 28, 2020 0

A suspected armed robber was burnt to death by an angry mob in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state, on Monday.The state Police Public Relations Officer, Olugbemiga Fadeyi, confirmed the tragic incident to journalists in Ibadan.…

Insecurity

Update: Amotekun Mount Pressure On Abductors In Ekiti As They Lower Ransom

Dumebi Dec 28, 2020 0

Kidnappers in Ekiti state have slashed their ransom fee for a victim they recently abducted, from N100m to a shocking N10m.The kidnappers hijacked the car conveying two cousins; Happiness and Oluwaseun, along Isan – Iludun Road and…

Government

Amotekun Denies Killing Unibadan Student

David Adeoye Dec 26, 2020 0

Retired Col. Olayinka Olayanju, the Commandant of the Southwest Security Network in Oyo State, otherwise known as Amotekun, has debunked a report that its operatives killed a student of the University of Ibadan last Sunday.…

Metro

Gunmen kidnap traveler in Ekiti State as Amotekun Corps, police rescue another

News Agency of Nigeria Dec 26, 2020 0

Gunmen kidnapped a traveller on the Isan-Iludun-Ekiti highway in Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Friday.Amotekun Corps Commander in the state, retired Brig.-Gen. Joe Komolafe, confirmed the mishap on Saturday and said…

Security

NANS Accuses Amotekun of Killing University of Ibadan Student

Dumebi Dec 24, 2020 0

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has accused Security Agency, Amotekun, in Oyo State, of killing a 400-level student of the University of Ibadan.Mayowa Opakunle, The NANS Joint Campus Committee Chairman in Oyo State,…

Security

Commotion Ensues As Amotekun Kills 2 Persons In Open Fire

Dumebi Dec 19, 2020 0

2 residents of Asaka area in Ibadan, Oyo state, were gunned down by the freshly set-up South-West security group, Amotekun.Sources confirmed that the killing, which happened on Thursday, occurred at Ike-Olu Junction in the Asaka…

Metro

JUST IN: Security operatives nab killers of Ondo monarch

John Ogunsemore Dec 2, 2020 0

Suspected killers of Olufon of Ifon in Ose LGA of Ondo State, Oba Israel Adeusi, have been arrested.The Commander of the Ondo Security Network Agency (Amotekun Corps), Chief Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed this during a press briefing in…

Metro

Amotekun arrests 3 ‘herdsmen’ for kidnapping in Ondo

John Ogunsemore Sep 4, 2020 0

The Amotekun Corps in Ondo State has arrested three suspected herdsmen in connection with the abduction of one Mr. Kunle Agbayewa.The suspects were said to have trailed the victim to a sawmill in Ido Ani, Ose Local Government Area of…

News

Why subsuming Amotekun under police is dangerous – Yoruba World Congress

John Ogunsemore Aug 31, 2020 0

A pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Yoruba World Congress (YWC), says subsuming the Amotekun Corps in the South-West under the Nigeria Police Force would weaken the corps and defeat its purpose.The YWC stated this in a Sunday…

News

Oyo Amotekun Commander Warns Miyetti Allah Vigilante To Stay Off State

John Ogunsemore Aug 29, 2020 0

The Chairman of Amotekun Corps in Oyo State, Col. Kunle Togun (rtd) has described as "illegal" and "rubbish" the plan by the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore to deploy its vigilante across the nation.Togun, who is a former Director of…

Politics

Ondo guber: Akeredolu plotting to use Amotekun to rig – PDP

John Ogunsemore Aug 28, 2020 0

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has warned Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu against any attempt to use the newly-inaugurated Amotekun Corps to rig the forthcoming gubernatorial…

Government

Amotekun – Only IG of Police is Permitted to Structure Regional Outfit – Presidency

Tony Abu Momoh Aug 25, 2020 0

The Presidency has reiterated that only the Inspector General of Police is allowed to define the structure of the South-West regional security outfit, Amotekun.According to Presidential Spokesperson, Garba Shehu, who spoke on Channels…

Crime

Amotekun Fails to Protect Two Men From Abduction in Ondo

Tony Abu Momoh Aug 17, 2020 0

Two men were abducted in Ondo state on Saturday, one week after the Amotekun regional security network was launched in the state by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.Both victims were abducted on the road to Oba Akoko, Akoko South West Local…

Community

We need your support in Ondo – Amotekun commander tells monarchs, residents

Ayodeji Alabi Aug 8, 2020 0

Chief Adetunji Adeleye, Commander, Ondo State Security Network Agency, operation Amotekun, has stressed the importance of support and credible information from residents and traditional rulers to ensure adequate service delivery.The…

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