The Ondo State Security Network Agency, often known as “Amotekun Corps,”, has given August 1 as ultimatum for some public institutions to install Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) in their facilities. The ultimatum was issued, according to the corps, as part of its determination to crack down on acts of terrorism and other criminal activities in […]
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The Ondo State Security Network Commander, otherwise known as Amotekun, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, has revealed that some of the suspects involved in the June 5 terror attack at Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owo, have been apprehended. According to Adeleye, the vehicle that the gunmen used to escape from the scene of the attack had also […]
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Not less than nine men suspected to be kidnappers, have been apprehended in Ogun State. The Ogun State Police Command said the suspects were “members of a notorious kidnap syndicate terrorising residents of Ogun State.” The command’s spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the syndicate used to operate along the Abeokuta-Ayetoro road, where many residents had been […]
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Atleast 17 middle-aged men from the northern part of the country who arrived in Ondo State with 35 dogs, charms and cutlasses have been apprehended. The northerners who had stormed Okititpupa town, headquarters of Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state were nabbed after failing to disclose their mission in the state. Following the arrival […]
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Oluwarotimi Akeredolu The Ondo State Governor has described the birth of the Amotekun Corps in the state as timely, stressing that the move has made the state to be adjudged the most peaceful state in the country. According to the governor, no state can be termed as healthy if the security of lives and property […]
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Osun State Security Network, Amotekun, has disclosed that a yet-to-be-identified s€x worker has been vomiting blood since on Friday after lodging in with three suspected ritualists in a hotel at West Bypass in Osogbo, the state capital. Field Commander of the Amotekun Amitolu Shittu, confirmed the incident on Sunday evening, said the incident happened on […]
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The Myetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Oyo state has made a case for the inclusion of its members in operation Amotekun, a security outfit. During a public hearing on the Oyo state security network agency bill 2020, also known as Amotekun bill, on Monday, Yaqub Bello, a former chairman of MACBAN […]
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The federal government of Nigeria and governors of states in the south-west have reached the agreement to draw up a legal framework for the Western Nigeria Security Network code-named: Amotekun. Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, disclosed this to state house correspondents at the end of a meeting Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo had with the six […]
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The Federal Government of Nigerian has declared ‘Operation Amotekun’ as an illegal outfit. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Special Assistant, Media and Public Relations (Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice), Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu. “The setting up of the paramilitary organization called “Amotekun” is illegal and […]
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