Commander of South-West security outfit, codenamed Amotekun, in Ondo State, Chief Àdetunji Adeleye, yesterday, boosted the campaign for state police, when he narrated how the outfit arrested some suspected killers of worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State. The Amotekun commander, who did not give details and identities of the suspects for security … [Read more…]
CHAIRMAN of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, yesterday, called for a constitutional amendment to accommodate the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, as state police to tackle the security challenges confronting the country. Governor Fayemi said this at the 7th Annual Lecture Series in commemoration of … [Read more…]
Killer Herdsmen: Gov. Oyetola recruits 1,110 Amotekun operatives, vigilantes At least one thousand Amotekun operatives and vigilantes have been recruited to keep Osun residents safe from killer herdsmen and other criminals, says Governor Adegboyega Oyetola. He stated this on Tuesday as he inaugurated 360 newly-recruited operatives of the State Security Network Agency, known as ‘Amotekun … [Read more…]
The Maize Growers Processing Marketer Association of Nigeria on Tuesday accused some herdsmen of grazing their cattle indiscriminately, thereby destroying a multi-million naira maize farm alongAdo-Ijan Road in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. MAGPAMAN Secretary in Ekiti, Mr Tope Emmanuel, lamented that the farmers sourced N60.8m from the Central Bank of … [Read more…]