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4 Feb
Arewa Economic Forum (AEF) has called for the establishment of a regional security outfit as to complement the efforts of the military and police in fighting rising insecurity in northern Nigeria. AEF Chairman, Mallam Ibrahim Yahaya Dandakata, noted that the path to success for the North lies in creating an enabling environment where people can…
2 Feb
The consequences of befuddled thinking flowing from parochial interests and not for the general welfare of all, are staring all in the face. The country is in a choke –hold of anguish, uncertainties and disillusionment.
31 Jan
Hundred operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, were deployed to Ekiti State to rescue the pupils who were kidnapped in Emure, Ekiti. The personnel who will be complementing the efforts of their counterparts in Ekiti State were drafted to the neighbouring state on the order of Governor Lucky…
29 Jan
A body of Yoruba youth groups, Yoruba Youth Socio-Cultural Association (YYSA), yesterday, decried pervasive and pervading kidnappings in the South-West.
17 Jan
Men of the Ondo State Security Network, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, have assured residents of the state that the prevailing security situation in the Federal Capital Territory will not be allowed to surface in any part of the state. The Commander of Amotekun in the state, Adetunji Adeleye, revealed that the new strategy of…
17 Jan
The Amotekun Security Corps in Osun says it has arrested five suspected armed robbers and killed three others in Osogbo.
11 Jan
Osun State Amotekun Corps, on Thursday said it arrested a 30-year-old ex-convict, Dada Isiaka, an indigene of Ada in Boripe Local Government of Osun, for allegedly raping a 9-year-old girl in Ada Town.
11 Jan
The Osun Amotekun Corps in charge of anti-cultism squad have arrested some suspected cultists terrorising some communities in Ilesa metropolis.
8 Jan
A 21-year-old ex-convict has been arrested by operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, over his alleged involvement in drug peddling and armed robbery. The ex-convict, Simon Matthew, who had just completed his one-year prison term on January 1, was arrested on January 4 by the corps. According to…
4 Jan
Commanders and officers of the South West Security Network (SWSN), known as Amotekun Corps, held a candlelight walk to honour the late Generalissimo of the formation, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. The candlelight walk saw the commanders from all five Southwest states, along with their officers, gather at Cathedral Junction in Akure, the capital of Ondo State. Chanting…
12 Dec
The Westen Nigeria Security Network (code-named Amotekun Corps) in Osun, has arrested three suspects in connection with exhuming corpses from graves and removing body parts for rituals This is contained in a statement by the Spokesperson of the Corps in Osun, Mr Adeniyi Brown, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Osogbo. Brown said…
12 Dec
Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun corps) have arrested a 54-year-old suspected kidnapper, Usman Garuba. He was apprehended in his hideout, alongside five members of his gang, at the Ala Dada/Ago Oyinbo axis of Akure.

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