Two men, Adeniyi Elijah, 26, and Abdullah Rasheed, 19, have been arrested by operatives of the Amotekun Corps in Osun State for attempted kidnapping. The duo, who hailed from Ejigbo, Osun State, and Kebbi State, respectively, allegedly perpetrated the act within Osogbo, the Osun State capital. Confirming the arrests on Friday, the Osun Amotekun Corps […]
Amotekun foils attempted bank robbery, parades 37 suspects in Ondo
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, disclosed on Thursday that it thwarted a bank robbery plot by a seven-member gang of suspected criminals in the state. The commander of the corps, Adetunji Adeleye, revealed this while parading 37 suspects involved in various criminal activities across the state at the headquarters […]
Security threat: We have intensified border surveillance – Osun Amotekun
The Amotekun in Osun State has revealed that it has intensified security surveillance among border communities in the state. This revelation was made by the Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, Brigadier General Bashir Adewinmbi (rtd.) during a chat with journalists on Thursday in Osogbo. The move, Adewinmbi added, was in response to the alarm raised on […]
Osun: Adeleke raises alarm over security threats, to reorganise Amotekun
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has raised the alarm over threats to peace and security within the state school system and rural farm communities. In order to counter the threats, the governor has also summoned a meeting of the State Security Council and announced major security reforms. In a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed […]
Ondo: Amotekun nabs 67 suspected criminals in 2 weeks
The Ondo State Amotekun Corps says it has arrested 67 suspected criminals in the last two weeks in the state. The state Commander of Amotekun Corps, Mr Adetunji Adeleye, while parading the suspects before newsmen on Monday in Akure, said that most of those arrested were suspected kidnappers. According to him, many of the suspected […]
Human trafficking: Amotekun arrests one, rescues five boys in Osun
Amotekun operatives in Osun State have arrested a 23-year-old man, Isaac Okon for alleged human trafficking. According to information made available by the Corps Commander, Brigadier General Bashir Adewinmbi on Saturday, the suspect was arrested on Thursday, February 29, 2024, around 6:45pm with five young boys along Ajebandele, Osun State. General Adewinmbi revealed that the […]
Osun Amotekun arrests electric wire thief
Operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps have apprehended a suspect, Jimoh Sodiq, for theft of aluminium wire. The arrest of Sodiq, 20, an indigene of Ikirun who resides in Sabo, Osogbo, was announced by the Amotekun Corps Commander, Brigadier General Bashir Adewinmbi (retd), on Thursday in Osogbo. Adewinmbi stated that the culprit was arrested in […]
Three Amotekun operatives hospitalised after clash with herdsmen in Osun
The Western Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, in Osun State has confirmed an attack on its personnel in Kajola village by suspected herdsmen. Spokesperson of the security outfit, Yusuf Idowu, in a chat with DAILY POST on Thursday, said the operatives were attacked in the community which is located along the Osogbo/Ilesa Road. He revealed […]
Three Amotekun personnel injured in gun battle with suspected herdsmen
Three personnel of the Amotekun corps in Osun were injured after engaging in a gun duel with herdsmen in the state. DAILY POST gathered that some farmers in Kajola village, Atakumosa-West Local Government Area of the state, reported activities of herdsmen destroying their farm produce to feed their herds of cattle. According to an eyewitness […]
Amotekun cracks down on kidnappers as influx of criminals surges in Ondo
The Ondo State Security Network, known as Amotekun Corps, disclosed on Monday that there has been a sudden influx of kidnappers into the state. The surge of suspected kidnappers in the state had been linked to the heavy presence of security personnel in the neighbouring Ekiti State following the recent killing of two monarchs and […]