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Amotekun rescues five Kidnap victims in Ondo, foils N150 Million ransom demands

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By Tolulope Adeyefa The Ondo State Security Network Agency, known as Amotekun Corps, has successfully rescued five kidnap victims without paying the N150 million ransom demanded by their abductors. The victims were freed during two separate operations conducted on May 6 and May 10, 2025.

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Amotekun corps might pioneer state policing in Nigeria – RMAFC chairman

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2022 0

Commendations have poured in for the Southwest Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps for its great work towards fighting crime and insecurity in the region. Naija News reports that the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Mohammed Shehu, has on this premise disclosed that the security network might be the first to […]

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How we nabbed bandits who invaded Ondo to cause havoc with guns, knives, daggers – Amotekun boss

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2021 0

‘Tosin Ajuwon, Akure At least eighteen suspected bandits from Kastina state who were apprehended with dangerous weapons and ammunition in Ondo state would soon be charge to court. The suspects were arrested by the joint operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, the State Security Network Agency otherwise known as Amotekun Corps and Nigeria Security and […]

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Ondo: Amotekun rescues nine Lagos-bound kidnapped victims, three still in captivity

Ihesiulo Grace 9 September 2021 0

The Ondo State Security Network Agency known as Amotekun Corps has rescued nine out of the 12 victims who were kidnapped from an 18-seater passenger bus in the state. The State Commander of the security outfit, Adetunji Adeleye who disclosed this said effort is ongoing towards rescuing the three other victims unhurt. DAILY POST had […]

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Gunmen kill Amotekun operative in Oyo

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2021 0

Suspected gunmen have killed an operative of Oyo State Security Network popularly known as Amotekun. Our correspondent gathered that the victim, Suleiman Quadir (25) from Atiba Local Government Area of the state was killed in an ambush by a group of armed bandits numbering 11 at Living Farms in Fiditi. The Commandant Amotekun, Oyo State, […]

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Amotekun arrests four suspected kidnappers

Ihesiulo Grace 15 February 2021 0

‘TOSIN AJUWON, AKURE The Ondo State Security Network Operation, codenamed Amotekun, at the weekend, said it has arrested four persons in connection with kidnapping, armed robbery, murder and destruction of farmlands at Jugbere settlement, Sanusi village in Owo Local Government Area of the state. Commandant of the corps, Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed this while speaking

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Two Amotekun members have been killed in Ondo by herders

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2021 0

The herders’ assault on the Amotekun Corps reportedly claimed the lives of two people at Ago Sanusi along Ute Road in Owo, the headquarters of Ondo State’s Owo Local Government district. In the assault carried out by the herdsmen on Thursday night, the Amotekun corps commander is still missing. It was reported that the herdsmen […]

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Makinde to sanction erring Amotekun corps’ personnel

Ihesiulo Grace 9 January 2021 0

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says his government is already investigating the reports of alleged highhandedness of some personnel of the Western Nigeria Security Network; code-named ‘Amotekun’. This is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Ibadan by Mankinde’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Taiwo Adisa. The statement said that Gov. Makinde’s reaction on […]

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Man arrested for defrauding Amotekun applicants

Ihesiulo Grace 25 September 2020 0

The Oyo State Government has arrested a man, Adeyemi Agboola, in Oyo town for allegedly defrauding applicants for Amotekun recruitment. Agboola, who operates a cyber café along Durbar Stadium Road in Oyo town, was arrested on Wednesday with 11 fake recruitment forms. Daily Times gathered that he was allegedly selling to applicants at N500 per […]

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Amotekun swings into action, arrests herdsman, cows for destroying farms

Ihesiulo Grace 19 September 2020 0

The Ondo State chapter of the recently South-West regional security outfit, Amotekun, has arrested a Fulani man, identified as Adamu Yusuf, and his 65 cows for destroying crops on some farms in the Oda area of Akure, the state capital. READ ALSO: Amotekun Nabs Herder For Allegedly Destroying Cassava… Daily Times Nigeria gathered that some […]

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Amotekun Nabs Herder For Allegedly Destroying Cassava Farm in Ondo

Ihesiulo Grace 16 September 2020 0

A Fulani herder in the Okitipupa area of Ondo state have been arrested by Amotekun officials for allegedly destroying a cassava farm, Daily Times understands. READ ALSO : Amotekun applicants must swear by the god of iron — Hunters According to Sahara reporters, Usman Abubakar aged 20-year old  was nabbed by the security officials after his cow […]

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Amotekun applicants must swear by the god of iron — Hunters

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2020 0

Daily Times Nigeria gathered that the hunters who also advised the Amotekun coordinators to be wary of the applicants claiming to be hunters, insisted that all those who have registered with them as members of Soludero Hunters Association are fake. He disclosed this while speaking with Vanguard in a telephone interview on Sunday. READ ALSO: […]

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Amotekun: DSS, others screen applicants

Ihesiulo Grace 10 September 2020 0

Applicants to the Oyo State Security Network, codenamed Operation Amotekun, on Wednesday were screened by operatives  of the Department of State Service; Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps as well as officials of Nigeria Correctional Centre. READ ALSO: The reason behind the establishment of Amotekun — Tinubu The Chairman of Amotekun in the state, Col.

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The reason behind the establishment of Amotekun — Tinubu

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2020 0

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has called for an evaluation of the country’s revenue formula, saying Amotekun security outfit in the S/West would translate into a pet if everyone is engaged. The former Lagos state governor was speaking in Akure while inaugurating the  Ondo Revenue House built by […]

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Kudos as Amotekun arrests 3 suspected kidnappers in Ondo

Ihesiulo Grace 4 September 2020 0

The Ondo State Security Outfit, also known as Amotekun, has arrested three persons suspected to be members of a kidnap gang terrorising the state. Daily Times gathered that the suspects were arrested on Wednesday after allegedly abducting a man, Mr Kunle Agbayewa, in Ido Ani, Ose Local Government Area of the state. The incident happened […]

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We’re not going back on Amotekun, S’ West govs insist

Ihesiulo Grace 29 August 2020 0

By Stephen Gbadamosi & Tosin Ajuwon Governor Seyi Makinde has declared that the security of life and property in Oyo State remains extremely important to his government. The governor stated this while addressing chairpersons of the 68 Local Government and Local Council Development Council Areas (LCDAs) in the state, at a meeting held inside the […]

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Amotekun should carry Firearms — Gani Adams

Ihesiulo Grace 28 August 2020 0

Gani Adams, Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, has again said the South-West regional security outfit known as “Operation Amotekun” should be allowed to carry firearms in order to end the rising insecurity in the region.  Adams, who explained that the outfit would operate in accordance with existing laws and would not be collapsed into the […]

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Amotekun will take orders from IG, FG declares

Ihesiulo Grace 25 August 2020 0

The Presidency says the administration of the Western Nigerian Security Network codenamed ‘Operation Amotekun’, will be subjected to the Inspector-General of Police, Daily Times gathered. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, revealed this while speaking on the approval of N13bn by the Federal Government for community policing

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“I know those responsible for illegal mining” – Amotekun DG

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2020 0

The Osun State Security Network Agency’s Director-General, popularly known as Amotekun, Comrade Amitolu Shittu, has reportedly made serious claims against those who are behind the state’s illicit mining. As gathered by Daily Times, Shittu said highly-placed persons are behind the illegal act. The Amotekun chief also threatened to reveal the names of the

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Fiery Fulani don, Labdo dissects Amotekun, says why outfit may fail

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2020 0

By Femi Alabi Onikeku Umar Muhammad Labdo. Remember him? The professor of Islamic Political Thought at Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano who once ruffled ethnic feathers by proclaiming in a facebook post that Benue State belongs to the Fulani by right of conquest…He has stirred the waters again in an exclusive interview with The Daily […]