Tag: Amotekun

The commissioner said the number of fatalities is now 41 while 17 persons were still being hospitalised.

Mr Adeleye, a retired Brigadier General, said the incident occurred while his men were trying to arrest some hoodlums and ...

President Buhari should decode the augural message inherent in Matawalle’s bohemian perspective in tackling the State’s insecurity by ending his ...

The governor said recruiting new corps would enhance Amotekun’s performance and further deepen the security architecture of the state.

“We are looking at the law to give more backings to Amotekun in terms of procurement of more sophisticated weapons."

"I said to people that if we were at war and we were armed and faced ourselves, in one day ...

Operatives of the Amotekun Corps had stormed a compound in Sokori, Abeokuta, last week and shot Mr Alimi after he ...

The Amotekun operatives reportedly held the cows after acting on distress calls from farmers.

The doctors on Wednesday carried placards to protest the assault, demanding that the management's urgently treats the affected doctor.

Some of the victims are still counting their losses but news of clashes between farmers and cattle herders are becoming ...

Villagers say the gunmen attacked the community following their refusal to allow the herdsmen to graze on their farms.

While the governors condemned the act, they called for the deployment of the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Operation Amotekun ...

Officials say incidents of farmers-herders violence have reduced in Ondo since the implementation of the anti-open grazing law began.

An official says unspecified number of persons were feared dead as a result of sporadic gunshots that have pervaded the ...

“This is shocking, unfortunately; we lost a soldier and an Amotekun operative, also another person is on the danger list ...

The Amotekun corps had gone after the kidnappers and rescued nine victims on Thursday.

"All Osun citizens must own the corps and provide them with information that will help them to effectively protect us."

The owner of the nightclub said no court order was presented by the operatives

Is Nigeria truly a failed state? Or is it a failing state? Is it far from a failing state? It ...

“The issue is currently under control. It was a minor struggle that had snowballed into a serious crisis."

The Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee of the House of Representatives on Recovered Loots, Adejoro Adeogun, says lawmakers feel they are ...

The governor announced the donation of N2.5 million to each of the families of the deceased

The police in the areas confirmed the death of one Amotekun operative and two other persons, following the said raid.

”The two would have been kidnapped but the monarch begged the bandits to free his wife, which they agreed with.”