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A 45-year-old man, Gbenga Ogunfadeke, has been arrested for allegedly chaining and locking his two children in solitary confinement which led to their death. The suspect was arrested on Tuesday in Ibiade, Ogunwaterside Local Government Area of the state by men of the State Security Network, otherwise known as the …

TWO recent kidnapping incidents on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and in Ekiti State underline the growing insecurity in South-West Nigeria. At the Ibadan, Oyo State end of the expressway, suspected Fulani bandits attacked travellers on October 27, abducting five persons and killing several others. Two days after, seven bandits struck Irinele-Ekiti, …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the police authorities have insisted that the South-West Security Network, also known as Amotekun, will not be permitted to monitor the Osun State governorship election. This clarification came in response to complaints  that the Osun State government is planning to intimidate agents of …

The Yoruba may have found themselves at a historic crossroads. This is despite the fact that they have been foremost and consistent in calling for the restructuring of Nigeria as a true federation. Their desire, for long, had been to see Nigeria emerge as a country in which the federating …

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 …

Taiwo Adisa, Chief Press Secretary to Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said the men of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, aka Amotekun, have been mandated to go after notorious Fulani herder, Iskilu Wakili. Adisa stated this on Thursday at a virtual town hall with the International Alliance for …

The Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) has pledged support for the Southwest security outfit, popularly known as Amotekun. In a statement issued by the group’s Publicity Secretary, Mr. Yinka Oguntimehin, OPC expressed optimism that the security outfit would help in curbing crimes in the region. Oguntimehin applauded the leadership of Amotekun …

THE Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, yesterday, called for the inclusion of its members and other ethnic groups in the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, in Oyo State, to overcome the language barrier, which sometimes causes misunderstanding. The call by MACBAN, however, elicited angry reactions from …

Habeeb Gbadebo, the 22-year-old younger brother of Akolade Gbadebo, a 400-level student of the University of Ibadan allegedly killed by Amotekun Corps officers in Oyo town, Oyo State, has said that the same officers threatened to also kill him for asking about his brother’s death. Habeeb noted that contrary to …

South-West Security Network, popularly known as Operation Amotekun, is battling with problems of funding and equipment in Ondo and Ekiti states, where it has commenced activities. But 10 months after it was inaugurated by the South-West governors in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, it has yet to begin operations in …

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. Some of the kidnappers were reportedly arrested by the personnel of the security outfit. Mrs Ale was kidnapped at Owena in ldanre on …

Ogun state House of Assembly member Representing Yewa North 1, Hon. Adekunle Awoso, state constituency has accused governor Dapo Abiodun for not hastening up efforts at making Amotekun begin its operations in Ogun state. Hon. Awoso stated this at the plenary under personal explanation where he talked about the state …

Officials of the Amotekun Corps in Ondo State have seized 65 cows for allegedly destroying crops belonging to some farmers in the state. A herdsman, Adamu Yusuf, was also arrested by the security outfit in the Oda area of the state. It was gathered that the crops destroyed were worth …

Seyi Makinde, Governor of Oyo State has asserted that the State Security Network known as Operation Amotekun will not be under the control of any Federal establishment contrary to claim by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity. While speaking on Channels Television’s programme …

The Board of Ekiti State Security Network popularly called  Amotekun corps has commenced the process of recruiting personnel into the security network in the state. Following the passage of the Ekiti State Security Network bill by the assembly, Governor Kayode Fayemi, had in March signed into law the bill backing …

The Ekiti State House of Assembly, on Monday, confirmed Chief Akin Aregbesola as the Chairman, Governing Board of the State Security Network: Amotekun. The Assembly also confirmed Brigadier General Joe Komolafe (retd) as the Corps Commander and B. J. Akin-Obasola, Idowu Ajayi and Major Fatai Fakorede (retd) as members of …

Oyo State House of Assembly has passed the Amotekun Bill into law with members bringing in a little drama. Dressed in leopard skin regalia, members of Oyo State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, passed the Oyo State Security Network Agency Bill, 2020 codenamed Operation Amotekun. The session started with a …

As South-West states hold public hearings for the creation of the regional security outfits codenamed Amotekun, the Yoruba World Congress (YWC) has described Amotekun as “an exclusive Yoruba instrument of collective self-defence.” Yoruba leader, Prof. Banji Akintoye however said, “Those responsible for organizing Amotekun, for recruiting people into it, for …

The speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Right Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, on Monday, declared that Amotekun, as a security outfit, in the state and the South West has come to stay. Speaking at a public hearing on a bill to establish Amotekun in Lagos state, Obasa said the …

Ekiti State House of Assembly, on Friday, passed the bill for the establishment of Ekiti State Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps into law. The Speaker, Funminiyi Afuye, said, “Having passed through the third reading, the bill has become a law.” Afuye, who lauded the lawmakers for their “leadership and …