At least seven persons were killed when men of the Oyo State Security Network Agency better known as Amotekun engaged some suspected herdsmen in a fiery gun battle on Saturday. Ekohotblog gathered that the clash happened at Aiyete, Ibarapa north local government area of Oyo state on Saturday. Matters came to a head after some … Read more
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has said the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Operation Amotekun, must not be allowed to metamorphose into a replica of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force. “I have told them anytime you want us to come and assist, we will come even if it is … Read more
Commandant of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, says Akolade Gbadebo who was recently killed by its men in Oyo town was an armed robber, not a student. Following the killing, Ekohotblog gathered that the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) claimed that the security agency killed Gbadebo, a 400 … Read more
Amotekun Two persons were allegedly shot dead by an officer of Oyo State Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, in Ibadan, last Thursday. The Amotekun personnel, said to also be a member of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), was accused of killing two people in Isale Osi area of the city, Eko hot blog gathered. Read Also: … Read more
The Ondo state chapter of the Southwest Security Network code-named Amotekun says its men have arrested two suspected cattle rustlers in the state. Speaking while addressing newsmen on Wednesday in Akure, the state capital, Adetunji Adeleye, commander of corps, said officers of Amotekun were attacked by herdsmen. Ekohotblog reports that Adeleye said the operatives were … Read more
DAWN, Amotekun The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria, DAWN, has admonished the Western Nigeria Security Network, otherwise known Operation Amotekun from going against the rules setting it up. DAWN, which is the coordinating agency for Amotekun in a statement on Friday, stated that the security outfit was not setup to address irrelevant issues. Read Also: … Read more
Kidnapped wife of the Chief of Staff to Ondo state governor, Chief Olugbenga Ale, has been rescued by the personnel of the Amotekun corps in the state. Chief Ale’s wife was abducted on Thursday night while returning from Lagos along the Ondo-Akure highway. She was released after about two days in the kidnappers’ den. A … Read more
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Wednesday said the state’s Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, is now fully operational. Makinde said this at the passing-out ceremony of 1,500 pioneer Amotekun Corps at Emmanuel Alayande College of Education Sports Complex, Main Campus, Oyo, said that security had always been an issue, the reason security was made … Read more
NOVEMBER 19, 2020 Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has announced that the state’s Amotekun corp members are ready for deployment to its 351 wards. Makinde revealed this while speaking at the passing-out ceremony of the Amotekun Corps in Oyo Town on Wednesday. “This afternoon, we held the passing-out ceremony of the Àmòtékún Corps in Oyo … Read more
The list of successful applicants from the recent recruitment exercise of the Amotekun corps in Oyo State has been released. According to a statement by the commandant of the security outfit, all candidates are to check their names at their various local government headquarters and the Oyo State job portal on the internet. The statement … Read more
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Tuesday, said that he had approved recruitment of 1,500 persons into Oyo State Security Network also known as Amotekun. Makinde disclosed this when he met with artisans, drivers and representatives of youth groups in Ibadan, the State capital. He noted that the recruitment is with immediate effect. Makinde … Read more
Governor of Ondo, Rotimi Akeredolu, said the creation of Amotekun was spurred by the failure of the federal government controlled police to protect lives and properties and tackle the myriad of security challenges bedevilling the country. Amotekun, the western Nigeria security network (WNSN), is a regional security outfit domiciled in the South western part of … Read more
With very stern assurances that the Boko Haram insurgency would end in just 90 days, if given the permission to engage the terrorists, the South West security outfit, Operation Amotekun, has offered to help the Federal Government and the Borno State Government in the task of ending the insurgency, without firing a gunshot. These assurances … Read more
The Corps Commander, Ekiti State Security Network, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, Brig. Gen Joe Komolafe, said on Wednesday that training for successful candidates for the outfit would begin on Sunday. Komolafe said the 325 successful candidates shortlisted out of the 3,261 applicants invited for the just concluded screening would participate in the three-week training … Read more
A herdsman, Adamu Yussuf and his no fewer than 65 cows have been arrested by the Ondo State Amotekun Corps in Odoripo Community of Oda Town, in Akure South area of the state for allegedly destroying farmlands. Vanguard gathered that they were arrested following complaints lodged by farmers in Odoripo community of Oda town against … Read more
Called for immediate review of the revenue formula of the country. The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described the South West security outfit, Amotekun as a creation of necessity. Tinubu said this during the flag off of Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, gubernatorial campaign. Speaking in Akure, the … Read more
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has reiterated his commitment to provision of adequate security for residents of the state. Makinde gave the assurance when he addressed chairpersons of the 68 Local Government and Local Council Development Areas in the state, at a meeting held inside the House of Chiefs Secretariat, Ibadan on Wednesday. Makinde … Read more
– Ondo State Government inaugurates Operation Amotekun – Gov Akeredolu said the inuguration of the security outfit will put an end to all forms of criminal activity in the state – Operation Amotekun was established by six-state governors from the South-Western region of Nigeria The Ondo State Government has inaugurated the Ondo State Security Network … Read more
The Corps Commandant of Amotekun in Ekiti, retired Brig.-General Joe Komolafe, says ancient and modern security techniques would be deployed to tackle crime in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Amotekun is the security outfit initiated by the six states in the South West Zone to tackle crime in the region. … Read more
The Western Nigeria Security Network, code-named: ‘Amotekun Corps’ has arrested three Chinese nationals, suspected to be illegal miners in Osun. The Corps, during a sting operation led by its Director-General, Amitolu Shittu, stormed Ido-oko, an agrarian community in Ilesa axis and also apprehended 20 locals. The sting operation was a follow-up on an intelligence report, … Read more