Tag: Amotekun
41-year-old man arrested for faking kidnap to evade payment of N1m...
The operatives of the Amotekun Corps in Ogun State have arrested a 41-year-old man, Enitan Awoyemi, for allegedly faking his own abduction at Irolu...
IGP bans Amotekun, vigilante from Ondo governorship election
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has banned the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun and Vigilante Corps from participating in the November...
Amotekun arrests security guard for stealing 9 air conditioners in Osun
The operatives of Amotekun Corps in Osun State have arrested a 25-year-old man, who works as a private security guard, for allegedly stealing nine...
Amotekun dismisses 3 officers over misconduct in Ondo
The Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, in Ondo State, has dismissed three of its officers for professional misconduct.
The Ondo State Commander of Amotekun...
NYSC speaks on posting corps member to Amotekun in Oyo
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has debunked a story trending on social media of a corps member posted to the Western Nigeria Security...
Ondo female students fake kidnap, demand N100,000 ransom from mother
The operatives of the Western Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, in Ondo State, have arrested two female students for allegedly faking their kidnap and...
Amotekun arrests rapist, herbalist with fake dollar in Osun
The operatives of Amotekun Corps, the security network of states in the South-West geo-political zone, have arrested a 24-year-old suspected rapist in Iwo, Osun...
Akeredolu to Presidency: We can’t fight attackers with our bare hands
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has faulted the Federal Government’s refusal to authorise state government to procure weapons for their security outfits, saying “we...
Presidency: No state has power to procure arms for security outfit
The Presidency says no state in the country has been authorised to procure weapons for their security outfits.
This was contained in a statement issued...
Amotekun arrests 168 suspected invaders hiding under cows in Ondo
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, has arrested I68 suspected invaders in the state.
The suspects, who concealed themselves and over 40...
