EkoHotBlog reports that the Commander of the Ogun State Security Network, otherwise known as the Amotekun Corps, David Akinremi has died. This online news platform learnt that Akinremi died on Monday evening after a protracted illness. Akinremi, a retired Commissioner of Police became the pioneer commander of Amotekun in 2021 when the corps was launched … Read more
A clash between officers of the Amotekun Corps in Ekiti State and traders at the bustling Atikankan area of Ado-Ekiti resulted in the death of one person. The confrontation unfolded when the Amotekun officers attempted to relocate the traders from Atikankan to a new designated area. The identity of the deceased individual has yet to … Read more
Ondo State Government has been ordered by a court to compensate a man shot by Amotekun with N30m. Justice O.M. Adejumo gave the order on Wednesday. According to the judge, the illegal firing constituted a violation of the right to dignity of the victim. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Olusegun Oluwarotimi, a 36-year-old commercial motorcyclist, … Read more
Police have barred all state security outfits from elections security management. Only security personnel assigned for the election duty would be allowed. The IGP stated that the ban on the unauthorized sirens and tinted glasses is still in place. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali, has directed that all … Read more
Amotekun Commander has resigned. According to the former Field Commander, he had contributed his own to the corps, despite the challenges within and outside. Amitolu Shittu said all properties, including operational vehicles in his custody, shall be handed over to the Board Chairman. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Field Commander of Osun State Security … Read more
An Ondo Monarch has begged the Federal Government to allow Amotekun to bear weapons. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the monarch of Akure kingdom, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, Odundun II, has appealed to the Federal Government to consider the need to approve sophisticated weapons for the Western Security Network code-named Amotekun Corps. He said the … Read more
Agents of the Amotekun Corps, a division of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, have seized no less than 80 motorcycles. Eko Hot Blog reports that the due to violations of the laws forbidding the use of okada in the state between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., the motorcycles were seized. … Read more
Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has lambasted the Federal Government of Nigeria, noting that the country cannot have two systems. Eko Hot Blog reports that this was contained in a statement on Thursday, Akeredolu reacted to the video showing the Katsina security outfit obtaining the approval to bear arms. EDITORS PICK JUST IN: Drama As … Read more
FG should allow Amotekun carry sophisticated weapons EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has been urged by the Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, to allow Amotekun and other State security outfits to bear sophisticated weapons for the protection of the populace. EDITOR’S PICK: You’re A National Figure, Passionate About Nigeria’s Unity – … Read more
Amotekun have arrested seven suspected robbers in Ekiti EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ekiti State Amotekun Security Corps has arrested seven persons including two women for various criminal offences such as burglary and armed robbery. EDITOR’S PICK Police Arrest Suspected Cultist Exposed By CCTV In Lagos 2023: BVAS Has Put An End To Manipulation … Read more
Amotekun Arrests Suspected Kidnappers Of Ondo Traditional Head EKO HOT BLOG reports that the men of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, the Amotekun, have apprehended six persons suspected to have abducted a traditional head, High Chief Mukaila Bello, and three others along the Owo/Ikare-Akoko Road. The victims were travelling from Akure to … Read more
Amotekun Intercepts Over 160 Travelers In Ondo EKO HOT BLOG reports that over 160 persons, mainly youths of northern extraction, have again been apprehended by men of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, the Amotekun. The men were hiding in two trucks, under some cows and motorcycles conveying them from the northern part … Read more
Amotekun Intercept Over 150 Suspected Invaders Who Hid Under Rice Bags In Ondo EKO HOT BLOG reports that men of the Ondo State security network agency, the Amotekun Corps, have apprehended over 150 suspected invaders of northern extraction in Akure, the state capital. The persons were intercepted around 6:30 am on Thursday, along … Read more
45 suspected criminals have been arrested by Amotekun in Ondo EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than 45 suspected offenders have been detained by the Ondo State Security Network Agency, commonly known as Amotekun Corps, in some local government areas of the state. The suspects, according to the corps, were detained for a … Read more
Amotekun Arrests Teenager Over Alleged Bestiality In Ogun EKO HOT BLOG reports that operatives of the Ogun State Security Network, otherwise known as the Amotekun Corps, have arrested an 18-year-old, Ibrahim Ismaila, for allegedly having s*xual intercourse with a goat. EDITOR’S PICK APC 2023: Bola Tinubu Shortlists El-Rufai, Oshiomhole For Campaign DG –Reports … Read more
The PDP said it has been made aware of how huge sums of money have been funneled to certain compromised security and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials The party demanded that the Police and INEC immediately rejig their formations in Osun State as a step to assuage, reassure the electorate and prevent an impending … Read more
Court Restricts Amotekun From Election Duty. The Court also ordered INEC not to make use of the Amotekun Corps during the election process… EDITOR’S PICK Obi Reacts To Tinubu’s Labourers’ Comment, Says ‘There’s Dignity In Labour’ BREAKING: IGP Bans Use Of Spy Number Plates Nationwide [See Why] Tinubu/Shettima: 3 Top APC Members Who Quit Party … Read more
Amotekun Nabs Owo Catholic Church Attackers. A local media house, Crest 106.1FM, Akure, Ondo State, shared this update via its official Facebook page on Thursday morning. EDITOR’S PICK [JUST IN] Owo Massacre: Atiku Donates N10m To Victims As Mass Burial Begins [PHOTOS] Gunmen Kidnap Catholic Priest In Kogi JUST IN: Troops Eliminate Scores Of ‘Unknown … Read more
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Amotekun Osun-based agents of the Western Nigeria Security Network Agency apprehended Afeez Odusanya, a 33-year-old truck driver who specializes in desecrating corpses …two finger bones, 12 teeth were also recovered from the suspect EDITOR’S PICK 2023: Full Details Of Buhari’s Meeting With Tinubu, Adamu, Others At Iftar Dinner 2023: APC Commences Sale Of Nomination Forms … Read more