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Ogun Amotekun Corps commander dies

Ogun State Commander of Amotekun Corps, David Akinremi, is dead

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Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka (left); Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun and Corps’ Commander, David Akinremi at the presentation of Staff of Office to Soyinka as the Super Marshall of the state’s Amotekun corps during the inauguration of the outfit in Abeokuta…yesterday.
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka (left); Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun and Corps’ Commander, David Akinremi at the presentation of Staff of Office to Soyinka as the Super Marshall of the state’s Amotekun corps during the inauguration of the outfit in Abeokuta…yesterday.

Ogun State Commander of Amotekun Corps, David Akinremi, is dead.
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He died during a protracted illness.

Akinremi, a retired Commissioner of Police (CP), was the pioneer commander of Amotekun Corps.

He was appointed by Governor Dapo Abiodun in 2021.

Commander of So-Safe Corps (a sister security agency), Soji Ganzallo, who confirmed Akinremi’s death, described it as a rude shock.

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“The Amotekun Corps, under his watch, worked satisfactorily with other security agents to rid the state of criminals,” he said.
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