The Oyo state security outfit, Amotekun has received an approval to recruit 3,000 personnel ahead of its the formal take off. The chairman of the outfit, General Kunle Togun who disclosed disclosed this explained that interested Read More
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, signed the Oyo State Security Network Agency Bill 2020 for the establishment of Amotekun Corps into law. The Oyo House of Assembly had on March 3, passed the bill to Read More
Barring last minute changes, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde will tomorrow sign into law the bill backing the establishment of the Oyo State Security Network Agency codenamed AmotekunCorps, The Nationhas learnt. The bill was passed Read More
All through the North, East, West and South, these regions have all had their bitter share of horrendous tales on insecurity, insurgency and plethora of challenges owing to the nefarious activities perpetrated by bandits, kidnappers, Read More
It has been learnt that the inspector general has redeployed the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of zone 11, Adeleye Oyebade. Oyebade, who was in charge of Oyo, Osun and Ondo states, was transferred to Read More
Mufutau Open Salawu was special adviser to former governor Abiola Ajimobi on works and transport. In this interview with SIKIRU AKINOLA, the Engr. Muftau Open Salawu, the Wazirin Jari Nupe and All Progressives Congress, APC, Read More
The director of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Prof. Ishaq Akintola, has accused governors of the South-West of recruiting only Christians into the newly launched regional security outfit, Amotekun. In a statement on Friday, Akintola Read More
The police on Sunday strongly warned the South-West Stakeholders Security Group working with the Western Nigeria Security Outfit codenamed Operation Amotekun (leopard), against any breach of security. The police commands in Ekiti, Ogun and Ondo Read More
Southwestern Nigeria, last week, in an act that was alien to it in the last decades, came together with one voice to tackle a budding menace native to its collective environment. It successfully launched a Read More
The new security outfit geared towards tackling kidnapping and criminal activities in the South-West, Operation Amotekun, gained momentum on Friday as the police have identified about 52 deadly blackspots they would focus on in collaboration with Read More
