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Hoodlums on Monday evening allegedly attacked the Egbedore Local Government Command headquarters of the Osun State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, in Awo, leaving several officers injured and firearms reportedly stolen. According to the spokesperson of Osun Amotekun, Yusuf Idowu, the incident occurred around 8:00 p.m. after a civilian fled…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The immediate past Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye has decried the state of Osun Amotekun, noting that the security outfit has strayed from its core purpose. Owoeye was reacting to the latest incident involving Osun Amotekun whose personnel shot four…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Pioneer Director-General of the Osun Amotekun Corps, Amitolu Shittu, has called for a fresh profiling of those recruited to the Amotekun agency by the current administration. Shittu alleged that some criminal elements have infiltrated the security outfit through improper recruitment. Shittu, who worked under the administration…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Osun State House of Assembly has condemned the sealing of operational offices of the Osun State Security Network Agency (Amotekun Corps) by federal security operatives. The Assembly described the development as “constitutionally offensive” and “a dangerous precedent.” In a statement on Friday, the Assembly said that…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Osun State Police Command has told the Osun State Commander of the Amotekun Corps, Isaac Omoyele, to bring proof of an alleged attempt on his life by some yet to be identified gunmen. It would be recalled that the spokesperson of Osun Amotekun Corps, Idowu Yusuf, in…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Osun State Police Command has promised it would ensure those involved in the mayhem that occurred in Akinlalu, a community in Ife North Local Government Area of the state, are apprehended and brought to justice. It would be recalled that operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps were…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Osun State Police Command said it has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of three people at Akinlalu village. osun.life reports that the Osun State Southwest Security Network, known as Amotekun, had on Tuesday said some of its operatives were attacked in the…
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By Tunde Olamilekan Some operatives of Osun State Security Network Agency, known as Amotekun Corps, were on Tuesday, attacked by suspected bandits at Akinlalu, a community in the Ile-Ife axis of the state. According to a statement by the Corps spokesperson, Yusuf Idowu, the Amotekun operatives were attacked on their…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Osun State Southwest Security Network (Amotekun) has announced the arrest of a 32-year-old man, Nurudeen Olawale, for attempting to steal money from a mosque. Olawale was said to have attempted to steal in a mosque at the Ogo Oluwa area of Osogbo, the capital of Osun…
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By Tunde Olamilekan The Osun State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, has arrested a 26-year-old man, Elijah Olawale who allegedly had canal knowledge of his 9-year-old stepdaughter. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of Osun Amotekun Corps, Idowu Yusuf, noted that the victim’s mother reported the case to…
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