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
The total number of cows seized between Sunday and Tuesday was in the range of over 400. The Ondo State command of the south west Security Network, otherwise known as Amotekun, has arrested 300 cows in the state. The cows were reportedly confiscated on Tuesday at the outskirts of Akure, the state capital. The arrest … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
Oyo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun Corps), Oyo State, has declared that Ibarapaland is safe and free of killers and kidnappers. The Commandant of the agency, Retired Col. Olayinka Olayanju, disclosed this in a statement in Ibadan on Monday, February 8. This coming after the Oyo State Government had deployed 200 operatives of the Amotekun … Read more
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
After weeks of ethic tension in Oyo state one of the leaders of Amotekun, Tajudeen Salaudeen, passes on. Tajudeen died in a road crash while trying to avoid a pothole as he rode on his motorcycle. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: COVID-19: Nigerian Govt To Impose Lockdown In Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna We Are Trying Hard To … Read more
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
Sunday Adeyemo, a youth leader better known as Sunday Igboho, says he’s not eyeing the position of commandant of the Western Nigerian Security Network code-named Amotekun. Upon the conclusion of a meeting of south-west governors in Akure, Ondo state capital, on Monday, a source said one of the resolutions made at the meeting was to … Read more
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
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
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
A sum of N550 million has been earmarked for purchase of drone Government also budgeted a total of N8 billion for critical areas of social services The Ekiti state government says it has earmarked ₦1.44billion for the South West Security Network codenamed Amotekun in its 2021 appropriation bill. Ekohotblog reports that the commissioner for budget … Read more
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
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
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