JUST IN: Ogun Govt Inaugurates Amotekun To Tackle Herdsmen Crisis

Makinde

The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has inaugurated the Ogun State Security Network codenamed ‘Operation Amotekun’ on Thursday. The overwhelming insecurity in the South-West had forced the six governors of the region to inaugurate the Western Nigeria Security Network also known as Operation Amotekun. The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has inaugurated the … Read more

Why Amotekun Can’t Address South West Security Problems – Fayemi

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Ekiti state Governor, Kayode Fayemi, says South West will continue to grapple with some security challenges because of factors mitigating against the optimal performance and efficiency of Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun, the region’s security outfit. Ekohotblog reports that Fayemi spoke on Friday when he featured on Channels television programme. He said Amotekun is handicapped … Read more

Criminals Have Advantage Over Us, Amotekun Commander Laments

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To perform effectively, the Ondo state Security outfit, codenamed Amotekun corps, needs sophsticated weapons. This was disclosed by Chief Adetunji Adeleye, the commmander of the security outfit. According to him, criminals have an advantage in terms of weapons over the security agencies in the southwest. Chief Adetunji Adeleye SAYS criminals are having an advantage in … Read more

Fresh Tension In Oyo As Amotekun And Herdsmen Trade Blows, 2 Persons Feared Dead

It’s no longer news that there is no love lost between the Amotekun corps and the Fulani herdsmen. They have reportedly clashed on several occasions. A new clash between the two has been reported. According to reports, two persons have been reportedly killed after a Fulani man and an Amotekun corp traded blows at Aba Abugudu Market in the … Read more

Ethnic Profiling As Nigeria’s Predicament

On January 9, 2021, operatives of Amotekun – the quasi-state police outfit of south-western Nigeria – went to Aiyete in Ibarapa LGA, Oyo state, on a mission to arrest suspected kidnappers based on “intelligence” from the local communities. At the end of the operation, Alhaji Usman Okebi and his two sons were killed and several … Read more

Ogun Begins Recruitment Of Amotekun Operatives

Governments of Oyo, Ekiti, Ogun, Lagos, Osun, Ondo had last year agreed to float Amotekun to address the security challenges confronting the Southwest Following the escalation of herdsmen crisis in some parts of state, the Ogun State Government has commenced the recruitment of Amotekun operatives. In a notice on Thursday, the government asked qualified individuals … Read more

DPO Shoots Amotekun Operative For Arresting Fulani Herdsmen Who Destroyed Farm

An Amotekun operative was shot by a DPO for arresting a Fulani herdsman  The incident took place in Ogbomoso, Oyo state  The clashes stirred up unrest in the state. The Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ile-Igbon Division, Surulere Local Government Area of Ogbomoso in Oyo State, Adepoju Ayodeji, on Friday shot an operative of … Read more

OPC Lauds Amotekun, Calls South-East To Embrace ESN

Amotekun Arrests Underage Herders, 49 Cows

The Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) has shown support for the southwest security Network, popularly called Amotekun, for its commitment to enhanced security in the region. This was contained in a press statement by the Publicity Secretary, Yinka Oguntimehin, who said with the group the recent efforts of Amotekun in Oyo and Osun states, there are … Read more

IPOB Clarifies Clash With Soldiers

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Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Tuesday justified the clash between its security outfit, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) and the military. It also claimed that five residents of Okporo community in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State were killed contrary to the report of the Army which said only one person died … Read more

Amotekun Won’t Address Insecurity – Northern Elders

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) says the establishment of a security outfit such as Amotekun will only exacerbate the security challenges that plague the country rather than tackle it.. South-west governors had established the outfit to check the worsening insecurity in the region. But in a statement on Monday, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, NEF’s director of publicity … Read more

Naira Marley Explodes As Amotekun Arrests School Children For Copying His Style

 The video of some school children being taken into custody by Amotekun operatives for modeling Naira Marley has gone viral The Rapper has weighed in on their arrest. He shared the video via his instagram account  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Panic As Davido’s Babymama Chioma, Fuels Breakup Rumor Over Controversial Act Reactions As Twitter User … Read more

Ondo Gov. Akeredolu Approves Massive Recruitment For Amotekun

Amotekun Arrests Underage Herders, 49 Cows

Governor Okuwarotimi Akeredolu, Massive Recruitment For Amotekun Following the prevailing insecurity in Ondo State occasioned by the activities of kidnappers and bandits, Governor Okuwarotimi Akeredolu on Friday gave a nod to the massive recruitment into the state Security Network otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, Eko hot blog gathered. According to the approval memo, the categories … Read more

Ogun Initiates Sustainability Strategy, As Amotekun, Safe City Takeoff

Ogun State is on the verge of installing CCTVs at strategic locations across the state The Ogun State Government says it has put in place a survival and sustainability Strategy, which will ensure enduring policies and programmes that are people-oriented. The State Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Mr. Olaolu Olabimtan stated this when he and … Read more

There Are Yorubas Who Want Amotekun To Fail – Makinde

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Most negative reports on Amotekun are false.  Community policing panacea to insecurity – Makinde.  Amotekun didn’t kill seven Fulani herdsmen, Makinde Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, says there are people among the Yoruba ethnic group who are badly wishing that the Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun, fails and crumbles. Ekohotblog reports that Makinde disclosed this … Read more

Oyo: Amotekun Officer Who Shot Dead Bystander Dismissed

The Oyo State Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun says it has relieved one of its operatives, Kazeem Afolabi, of his duty. In a statement issued on Thursday, the commandant of the agency, Col. Olayanju Olayinka (rtd.), said Afolabi was dismissed for shooting dead a bystander in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Olayinka said Afolabi dismissal … Read more