The Ogun State Security Network, known as Amotekun, on Saturday foiled a robbery attempt following a swift response to a distress call from Akinale town in Ewekoro area of the state. A 28-year-old man, identified as Opeyemi Olusanya, was said to have been shot in the upper region of his left leg during the robbery around 1:20 am on Saturday. …

Five secondary school students of Ejioku Community Grammar School, Oyo State have been arrested for the alleged gang rape of female students. It was gathered that suspects allegedly ambushed the female students who came from another school, dragged them into the bush and raped them. According to the second-in-command to the Commandant of the Amotekun Corps (Oyo State), Kazeem Babalola …

The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has ordered the recruitment of an additional 700 personnel to boost the numerical strength and capacity of the state Security Network Agency, otherwise called Amotekun Corps. In a statement on Saturday. the Corps Commander, Brigadier General Alade Adedigba (rtd.) said: “This initiative underscores the government’s commitment to enhancing security measures across the state …

A few days ago I read former President Olusegun Obasanjo saying that the insecurity situation of the country is more perilous – and worrisome – now than it was during his tenure as president. I think Obasanjo is guilty of over-generalisation. In some parts of the country, the Southwest especially, it would seem to me that the security situation today …

Amidst the recent herders/farmers clashes across Ondo State, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa,  on Tuesday, directed the state security outfit, Amotekun, to establish forest rangers to end killings, abductions and other crimes in communities. Many farmers were abducted, and murdered in some communities in the state last month. Consequently, farmers have abandoned their farmlands while women in some affected communities have protested …

A 51-year-old suspected fraudster identified as Adegboroye Adetola Akinola has been nabbed by the operatives of Osun Amotekun. This was made known by the Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, Brigadier General Bashir Adewinmbi (rtd.) on Sunday. Adewinmbi also disclosed that Akinola, who is an indigene of Igbara Odo of Ekiti State was arrested for allegedly defrauding nine victims of the sum …

No fewer than 36 suspected criminals have been arrested by the Ondo State Security Network Agency (also known as Amotekun), for alleged involvement in criminal activities in some parts of the state. Parading the suspects at the headquarters of the corps in Akure the state capital, on Wednesday, the state Commander of the Corps, Akogun Adeleye, said 19 of the …

The Ondo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun Corps has refuted a report that the herdsmen have overpowered the corps in some parts of the state, describing the report as untrue and a mere rumour. It was reported that some residents of the state had fled their communities following incessant attacks from the criminal herdsmen, while the Amotekun …

The Ondo State Security Network Agency (also known as Amotekun Corps( has disclosed that it had prosecuted no fewer than 2,000 criminals in the last two years of its establishment in the state. The state commander, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye said on Wednesday in Akure, the state capital, that the corps had secured judgements in over 1500 cases during the period under …

The Oke Fia area of Osogbo, the Osun State capital, witnessed a clash on Wednesday between operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service and Amotekun Corps, leading to a state of panic among the residents. The cause of the clash was not immediately clear, but sources close to the head office of Osun Amotekun Corps in Oke Fia said gunshots were …