Amotekun

The presidency has denied authorizing any state of the federation to procure automatic weapons for their security outfits. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu said this in a Wednesday statement.…

The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has vowed to arm the Amotekun Corps in the state in spite of Federal Government's directive. Akeredolu, who doubles as Chairman of Southern Governors Forum, said this in a Thursday statement…

Two security men of a construction firm were injured on Wednesday when gunmen attacked the company’s construction site in Owo, Ondo State. Chief Adetunji Adeleye, Ondo State Commander of Amotekun Corps (the sub-regional security outfit…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has asked the Amotekun commander in Ondo State, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, to reveal the identities of those arrested in connection with the killing of 40 worshippers in a Catholic Church in Owo. MURIC made…

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Thursday said that the existence of the State Security Network, Amotekun Corps, was benefiting the state and other major security outfits. Akeredolu, who said Amotekun was not created to be…

Following alleged incessant killings of youths in Ibadan area of Oyo State, by the Operatives of the State Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, hundreds of aggrieved youths took to the streets of the state capital on Wednesday protesting…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…