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Ekiti Amotekun Arrests Man for Defiling Seven-Year- Deaf, Dumb
The Ekiti State Amotekun Corps has arrested a 20-year-old man, identified as Dare Omoyajowo, over the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl, who is deaf and dumb. The Head, Communications Department of the Corps, Adeleye Adewale, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Ado Ekiti, saying the suspect was arrested by Amotekun operatives […]
Adeleke Orders Probe Into Amotekun Commander, Appoints Retired AIG to Lead
During a visit to the affected community, the governor assured residents that justice would be served and pledged proper medical care for the injured. He also confirmed that the request for Omoyele’s suspension was being considered and that a thorough investigation was underway. The killings occurred during an invasion of the community by Amotekun operatives, […]
Amotekun Arrests 28 Suspected Criminals in Ondo State
The arrests were made in collaboration with other security agencies and local vigilante groups across the state’s 18 local government areas. Commander of the Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, while addressing journalists at the Amotekun headquarters in Akure, said the suspects had been terrorising different parts of the state. He noted that the agency had expanded its […]
Amotekun arrests suspect in killing of APC chairman
Commander of the Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed this while parading over 30 suspects involved in various criminal activities across the state. He affirmed that, “We have apprehended one of the prime suspects who masterminded the killing of the APC ward chairman in Ose LGA,” Adeleye stated this during a press briefing in Akure. Adepoyigi […]
Osun Amotekun operative slumps while preparing for work
The spokesperson for the corps, Yusuf Idowu, during an interview with newsmen, explained that Ogundiran suddenly took ill and could not be revived. Idowu said Ogundiran, who until his death served as the Provost of the B Division at the Ila-Orangun Command, “Collapsed unexpectedly and was later confirmed deceased,” noting that the death left a […]
Amotekun kills one, arrests two in Ogun robbery shootout
The Ogun State Security Network, otherwise known as the Amotekun Corps, engaged a gang of robbers in a gun duel near Southwestern University along the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode Expressway, killing one suspect and arresting two others.
Amotekun arrests gambler who faked kidnapping to escape debt
The suspect, a resident of Irolu-Remo in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, was arrested on Wednesday. This is contained in a statement signed by the Corps Commander Alade Adedigba in Abeokuta.Adedigba stated that Awoyemi’s wife, Tope Awoyemi, reported the alleged kidnapping of the suspect on November 10 at the Amotekun Irolu outpost. Adedigba […]
Ondo Amotekun officers injured in clash with suspected herdsmen
It was gathered that the corps arrested some cows which allegedly destroyed farmlands in Osi and Igboba Communities in the North Local Government Area of the state on Friday. A source narrated that the Amotekun officers were taking the arrested cows numbering about 120 to the state headquarters of the Amotekun Command in Akure when […]
Ex-convict nabbed for theft of mosque’s amplifier in Osun
Ridwan was said to be arrested by the operatives of Osun Amotekun Corps in Isale Osun Area of Osogbo. The Osun Amotekun spokesperson, Idowu Yusuf, in a statement revealed that 30-year-old Ridwan was released from a custodial centre in March after serving a four-year jail term following his conviction for offences bordering on stealing. He […]