Tag: Amotekun
Osun Amotekun foils robbery, arrests suspect with wooden gun
Osogbo, Jan. 23, 2026 (NAN) The Osun Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun, has arrested a highway robber operating with a wooden gun...
We resolved over 5000 herders/farmers clashes in one year – Ondo...
Akure, Sept. 11, 2025 (NAN) The Ondo State Network Security Agency, Amotekun Corps, says it has resolved more than 5,000 herders/farmers clashes within one...
Group calls on Osun Govt. to investigate alleged killing of Amotekun...
Osogbo, July 28, 2025 (NAN) A Civil Society group, The Osun Masterminds, has called on the state government to carry out thorough investigations into...
Insecurity : Ondo assembly urges state govt to strengthen ”Amotekun
The Ondo House of Assembly has asked the state government to strengthen the state Security Network codenamed: ”Amotekun” Corp in curtailing criminal activities across...
Osun Assembly confirms appointment of Amotekun Chairman, Commander
The Osun House of Assembly, on Tuesday, confirmed the appointments of retired AIG Wale Abbas and Mr Adekunle Omoyele as Chairman and Commander respectively...
Amotekun commander wants outfit upgraded to state police
The Amotekun Corps Commander in Osun, Brig.-Gen. Bashir Adewunmbi (rtd), has called for the upgrading of the outfit to a state policing system across...
Osun Amotekun arrests 51-year-old man over alleged N1.5m fraud
The Osun Amotekun Corps has arrested a 51-years-old man for allegedly defrauding nine people of N1,597,000 on the pretext of processing a Corporate Affairs...
We didn’t post corps member to Oyo Amotekun—NYSC
The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) has debunked a story trending on social media of a corps member posted to Amotekun Corps for a...
S’West states plan joint security patrols, more arms
Governors in the South-West region are seriously considering setting up joint patrols by security agencies to rid the area of kidnappers who have made...
Attack on Ondo Community: Akeredolu visits scene, vows to hunt perpetrators
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Sunday visited Omolege Junction, near Ute in Ose Local Government Area where gunmen on Thursday night killed...
Ondo govt. imposes 24hr curfew on Ikare-Akoko
The Ondo State Government has imposed a 24 hours curfew on Ikare-Akoko in Akoko North East Local Government Area, following sporadic gun shots in...
Abduction: Joint security team arrests 4 suspects in Ekiti
The Ekiti police command says a joint security team, comprising of the military, police, civil defense, Amotekun and local hunters, have arrested four suspects...
Insecurity: Gov. Makinde inaugurates Amotekun board in Oyo
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Monday inaugurated the Board of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun.
Amotekun was established by Governors...
Amotekun: Tinubu Speaks, Calls for Dialogue
All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has called for private discussion between the Governors of the South-west and the Attorney-General and Minister...
