By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo The Osun Amotekun Corps has commenced a three-week training programme for 1,000 successful applicants who passed its rigorous selection process. The Corps Commander, Dr Adekunle Omoyele, confirmed that the candidates were chosen strictly on merit after…
The Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Operation Amotekun, has been a game-changer in the South-West region of Nigeria. The security outfit to tackle the growing insecurity, kidnapping, and influx of unauthorised individuals from Northern Nigeria, Amotekun has achieved numerous successes…
…Seizes weapons, cash, stolen goods Operatives of the Ogun State Security Network, popularly known as Amotekun, disrupted a daring robbery operation in the early hours of Sunday, along the Odogbolu corridor of the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode expressway. The operation, which unfolded under…
The Ogun Security Network Agency, known as Amotekun Corps, confirmed on Wednesday the rescue of 16 women and girls allegedly forced into prostitution. While parading the victims and their trafficker in Abeokuta, Amotekun Corps Commander, Alade Adedigba, said the girls…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has approved the recruitment of an additional 1,000 Amotekun personnel to effectively police all nooks and crannies of the state, just as he warned criminals that the state would not be a haven for…
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo The Corps Commander of Osun Amotekun Corps, Dr. Adekunle Isaac Omoyele, has vowed to eliminate every criminal who dares to threaten the peace of the state. Omoyele assured the residents of Osun State that adequate security…
Operatives from the Ekiti State branch of the Western Nigeria Security Network, also known as Amotekun, have arrested three individuals suspected of being involved in phone snatching in the Oye Local Government Area. The suspects, including 19-year-old Samuel, were apprehended…
The Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has banned the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun and Vigilante Corps, among others, from participating in the Ondo governorship election. No fewer than 17 political parties will participate in the election slated…
The Osun Amotekun Corps has apprehended a 27-year-old man, Hassan Olalekan, for his involvement in a series of armed robberies, looting, and burglaries across various towns in Osun State. The suspect, who hails from Ile-Ife and resides in Ilesa, was…
The Ekiti State Amotekun Corps has arrested 3 teenagers whose names were given as Adekunle Yinka (18 years old) who lives at Kota in Omuo Ekiti, a 17-year-old Babatunde Japheth residing in Omuo-Ekiti and a 16-year-old Sunday Taiwo, also a…
