Tag: amotekun
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Amotekun arrests two men caught having sex in Ondo
Men of the Ondo State Security Network , Amotekun Corps have arrested two men caught having sex. The duo, Seyi Balogun aka Amunidara, 42, and Tosin Arifalo,18, were arrested at Kajola in Ijoka area of Akure. Speaking to newsmen, Balogun, a native of Isua Akoko, claimed that it was Tosin that lured him into the…
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Police DPO shoots “unruly” Amotekun operative over arrest of Fulani Herdsmen
The Divisional Police Officer at Igbon Police Station in the Surulere Local Government Area of Oyo State, Ayodeji Adepoju, allegedly shot and injured an unruly member of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun on Friday. The DPO, it was learnt, ordered the arrest of two operatives of the Amotekun Corps for arresting herdsmen whose…
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Ogun begins recruitment of Amotekun operatives as herdsmen crisis persists
The Ogun State Government has commenced the recruitment of Amotekun operatives to curb incessant attacks and killings by herdsmen in some parts of the state. In a notice on Thursday, the government asked qualified individuals interested in joining the State Security Network to submit their applications. It also called on local vigilantes, hunters, and ex-servicemen…
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BREAKING: Herdsmen kill 2 in Ondo State, set Amotekun vehicle ablaze
Suspected herdsmen have attacked Sanusi Village in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State and killed a farmer and a member of a local vigilante group. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Public Relations Officer of the Amotekun Corps in Ondo, Mr Adebayo Ayeni confirmed the incident on Friday In a statement Mr Ayeni stated that the…
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Hoodlums attack four Amotekun corps, policeman in Oyo
Hoodlums have attacked four operatives of the Oyo State Security Network otherwise called Amotekun Corps and a policeman in Ibadan, Oyo State. The victims were attacked on Friday in another crisis suspected to have culminated from a gang fight at Odeyale area of Ona Ara Local Government Area of the state, leaving them critically injured.…
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TRENDING: Amotekun arrests secondary students for ‘behaving’ like Naira Marley [VIDEO]
A viral video of some secondary school students arrested by the Western Nigeria Security Network (Amotekun) has surfaced online. According to the narrator in the video, the students were caught in their school bush by the Amotekun corps. The narrator said the students were arrested for behaving like popular controversial artiste, Naira Marley. However, TheNewsGuru.com,…
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Commercial motorcyclists are spying for bandits, kidnappers in Oyo – Amotekun
The Oyo State chapter of the Western Nigeria Security Network, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, has said commercial motorcyclists in the state are working with kidnappers and bandits. According to the chairman of Amotekun Corps in the state, Col. Kunle Togun (retd.), the motorcyclists, many of whom are not from the state, have been contributing…
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Ekiti sets aside N1.4bn for Amotekun in 2021 budget
The Ekiti Government on Sunday said it was not taking anything to chance in 2021 addressing the growing insecurity in the state, particularly kidnapping. It therefore voted N1.4 billion for the State Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps, in its 2021 budget. The Commissioner for Budget, Mr Femi Ajayi made this known at a press conference…
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Amotekun dismisses killer official, hands him to police for prosecution
The Oyo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun has dismissed one of its member, Kazeem Afolabi, who allegedly fired the shot that killed a commercial motorcyclist, Tosin Thomas in Ibadan on Wednesday. The Commandant of Amotekun, Col. Olayinka Olayanju (retd.), in a statement on Thursday by the media officer of the agency, Mrs Ayolola Adedoja, said…
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Amotekun shoots okada rider dead in Ibadan
A stray bullet from an officer of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, has killed a commercial motorcycle rider (Okada) in Ibadan. The incident occurred on Wednesday. It was gathered that operatives of the security outfit were on patrol around Mokola area of Ibadan at 11p.m. when a gun shot was heard allegedly…