Tag: Amotekun

The suspects were arrested at different locations in Owo forest reserves on Sunday.

The Oyo State government, two weeks ago, deployed 200 Amotekun operatives to checkmate the crisis between Ibarapa indigenes and herdsmen.

"They might be Fulani but they are not Nigerians", the governor said.

Mr Makinde assures stakeholders on readiness to tackle security challenges in Oyo State.

"Police patrol teams and those of Amotekun were drafted to the area. During a hot chase by the teams, a ...

Mr Makinde says there has been a lot of fake news in circulation and he wanted to be sure the ...

The Senior Advocate of Nigeria says the right step for Governor Akeredolu to take is to file an action at ...

Mr Igboho was recently in the news for giving an eviction notice to Fulani herdsmen in Igangan, Ibarapa North LGA ...

''The suspects confessed to be herdsmen from Sokoto state carrying out "professional kidnapping in Southwest,'' Amotekun corps commander says.

It was not clear as of the time of this report the number of victims that were kidnapped.

The police say the young man was killed by the Amotekun operative while going home.

A leader of the herdsmen said those arrested were part of a vigilante outfit.

The Amotekun commandant, Mr Olayanju, says Saturday's raid was in response to the incessant reports of killings and kidnapping in ...

MF Soyinka also speaks on Amotekun and the hiring of foreign mercenaries.

The group is to give details of the reported killings at a media briefing.

This is the third time that Amotekun operatives would be accused of killings in three weeks.

The recent development brings the total number of kidnap cases in the axis to five in the last three weeks.

The Amotekun operative was immediately arrested and is being interrogated.

“Amotekun operatives will do all within their legal responsibility to protect lives and property without prejudice to any sentiment.’’

The essence of translating the Amotekun Law into Yoruba is to enable a broader number of the people have a ...

The Ondo Amotekun operatives were called in to assess some of the farms in Osi community area of Akure LGA ...

The Ondo monarch was killed last Thursday by suspected kidnappers as he was heading to Ifon from Akure.

Mr Lawan believes that community policing will further enhance the security situation in the country.

The Amotekun is a regional response to the rising insecurity in the South-west.

The state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, had issued an order banning the operation of commercial motorcycles beyond 6 p.m.