The operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun, on Monday, arrested two secondary school students, who allegedly faked their own abduction to extort money from their mother. The Informant247 gathered that the two female teenagers, who were apprehended in Oka-Akoko, headquarters of Akoko South-West Local Council of the state, were…
The retired Army Captain, Benedict Olusoji Akanni, has been appointed as the new Field Commander of Osun Amotekun Corps. The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke made appointment of the new Field Commander of the Corps. The appointment came following the resignation of Amitolu Shittu, the pioneer field commander of the Corps. The Informant247 recalls…
No fewer than 80 persons have been arrested since the beginning of 2023 by the Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun, for an alleged involvement in criminal activities in the state. Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, the state Commander of the Corps, while speaking on the development said that the suspects were arrested at…
The men of the Western Security Network Agency, Amotekun in Osun State, have arrested a man, Yisa Aderibigbe, over alleged rape of 2 minors in Osogbo, the capital of the state. The Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, Brigadier General Bashir Adewinmbi, confirmed the arrest of the suspected rapist. Adewinmbi said the suspect was apprehended, Thursday, January…
The pioneer director general of Osun Amotekun Corps, Comrade Amitolu Shittu, has resigned his appointment. This was confirmed by the spokesperson of the corps, Yusuf Idowu on Friday. The spokesman said that the Field Commander of the corps forwarded his resignation letter to office of the Secretary of the State Government. The statement reads, “I,…
Ekiti State Security Network otherwise known as Amotekun says it has launched a manhunt for kidnappers of Rev. Father Michael Olofinlade, the Priest of St. George Catholic Church, Omu-Ekiti Parish, who was abducted on Saturday evening between Itaji and Ijelu Ekiti while returning from a pastoral assignment in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The Informant247…
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, on Saturday, said his appointment as the generalissimo led to the creation of Amotekun, the Western Nigeria Security Network, WNSN. He made this confession at his 5th anniversary as the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, in Lagos State. Adams while rolling out his achievements said: “My antecedent…
The Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN), popularly known as Amotekun Corps, Oyo State Command has arrested a motorcycle mechanic, Shittu Ibrahim, for stealing motorcycles. Ibrahim has vowed not to steal people’s property again. He has said that if he does steal again, the authority should kill him, cut off his head and use it as…
Operatives of the Western Security Network, code named Amatekun Corps, Ekiti State Command, has paraded two persons over alleged money ritual in Ado-Ekiti. The suspects, whose names were given as Adeniyi Oluwafemi (28) and Abdulazeez Ogunsakin (52) were arrested by the Corps following a complain by the relatives of the victim, a 17-year-old girl. Parading…
Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has said that the State Security Network, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, must be given the permission to possess good quality of equipment and weapon which were meant for the crimes against humanity. Akeredolu said the state security outfit which have been legally constituted and supported by the law…
The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has blasted the federal government, revealing that Nigeria cannot have two systems. The Governor, through a statement on Thursday, made this revelation as a reaction to the video which shows the Katsina security outfit receiving the consent to bear arms. The governor revealed following the manner the federal…
Two men named Ganiyu Maruff and Bashiru Basit have been caught with two human skulls which they planned to use for money rituals. It was the intervention of Atiba unit of the Amotekun Corps in Oyo Town, Oyo State, that saved the two suspect from being lynched by angry mob after they were been nabbed…
An old woman, Amoke Eweje has condemned the Ogun State Amotekun Corps for shooting her son, Ayodeji Eweje and labeling him a cultist. The aggrieved mother has cried out to the Government of Ogun State to assist and save her only son, Ayodeji, from the men of the Amotekun corps, who she reported shot him…
The Ekiti State Command of the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed “Amotekun” on Thursday, invaded criminal hideouts in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital and arrested 19 suspects. While addressing newsmen, the commandant of Amotekun in the state, Retired Brigadier General, Joe Komolafe disclosed that the suspected burglars were those terrorissing some communities in the state, stressing…
Men of the Western Nigeria Security Network Agency (Amotekun) in Osun state have arrested three suspects over alleged theft of goat. Among the suspects who were paraded on Tuesday, at the Amotekun Osogbo Command is Segun Oladipupo, a 40-year-old mechanic, Wale Samuel and Sulaiman Garbuga. While parading the suspects in Osogbo, the Osun state capital,…
ONDO, Nigeria, September 4 (The Informant247) – Some gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have kidnapped 32 persons in Ondo State. The 32 victims were reportedly coming back from a burial service in Benin City, Edo State over the weekend when the incident occurred. It was gathered that the victims were stopped by the gunmen while…
Retired Brig.-Gen. Bashir Adewimbi, the Commander of Osun Security Network Agency, ‘Amotekun Corps’, has revealed that more operatives would be employed to strengthen security and flush out bandits hiding in forests. The retired military officer made this revelation on Saturday in Ede, affirming that they had credible intelligence that bandits and criminals were hiding in…
Amotekun Security Corps in Ekiti State has arrested seven persons including two women for various criminal offences such as burglary and armed robbery. While addressing newsmen in Ado Ekiti, the commandant of the local security outfit in Ekiti State, Mr Joe Komolafe explained that the suspects were caught in Ara, Aisegba, and Ado Ekiti. The…
The Amotekun Corps in Ogun State has apprehended seven suspected sellers of Indian hemp while fighting over customers in Ogun State. The Informant247 learnt that the suspects are also members of Eiye and Aiye cult groups. The Commander of Amotekun in Ogun state, David Akinremi, revealed the identities of the suspects, who are all men…
Amotekun Corps in Ogun State has caught one Ibrahim Ismaila over alleged sexual intercourse with a goat. Ismaila, 18 was apprehended in Ilu-Tuntun Olorunsogo, Ajowa, in Ifo Local Government Area of the state. The commander of Amotekun in the state, David Akinremi, made this revelation on Tuesday. He said the teenager was arrested following an…
