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We didn’t post corps member to Oyo Amotekun— NYSC

March 23, 2024March 23, 2024 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

IBADAN- The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) has debunked a story trending on the social media of a corps member posted to Amotekun Corps for one-year mandatory youths service programme.Assistant Director, Press and Public Relations, NYSC Oyo State, Ms Christy Olatoye, in a statement on Saturday in Ibadan said Amotekun was not included on the list of employers on NYSC database.She, however, said the Western Nigeria Security Network code-named “Amotekun” remained a respected organisationOlatoye reiterated that a posting letter with such deployment did not emanate from the NYSC Oyo state.“The attention of the NYSC Oyo state has been drawn to a story trending on the Social media of a corps member posted to Amotekun Corps.“I want to set the record straight that it is the policy of the National Youth Service Corps to post Corps members to where they would be relevant and their services will be well utilised.“While I admit that the Amotekun Corps is a respected organisation in its line of assignment but it is not included on the list of employers on our database. We only post …

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Amotekun Arrests 35-Year-Old Man For Stealing 100 Motorcycles In Ondo

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

Akure, – Operatives of Amotekun Corps in Ondo State have nabbed a 35-year-old man, Olamide Wasiu, for stealing over 100 motorcycles in the last three months across the state. Mr Adetunji Adeleye, State Commander of Amotekun, made this known while parading the suspect alongside six others before newsmen on Monday in Akure. Adeleye said others were arrested for various criminal offences ranging from armed robbery, kidnapping, rape, illegal possession of firearms, stealing, among others. The Commander, who explained that the suspect (Wasiu) belongs to a four-man syndicate, said the suspect specializes in stealing and selling motorcycles within Ondo, Osun, Oyo and Ogun states. “Today, we have a number of suspects, out of which we selected few that will be an eye opener to the public. We have a syndicate that operates within Ondo, Osun, Oyo and Ogun states in stealing of motorcycles. “There is always a buyer who comes midway with a truck to harvest all the motorcycles that are stolen from Ondo State and they are being carted away. “We have been on the track of the syndicate and …

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FRSC arrests 113 traffic offenders in Bauchi

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 - by Precise Post - Leave a Comment

FRSC arrested 113 traffic offenders in Bauchi State in the last one week. Its Sector Commander in the state, Yusuf Abdullahi, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Bauchi on Thursday that 52 of the offenders failed to install Speed Limiting Device in their commercial vehicles. A lot of crashes in the state are blameable on the refusal to install the device, he said. “Since the beginning of Operation Zero which began on Dec. 17, we have arrested 113 traffic offenders and our mobile court has prosecuted particularly those who did not install the device. “The purpose of setting up the mobile court is to curtail speed because the number of crashes we have in the state is too high. “We focused on the installation of speed limiting devices to curtail crashes and that is why the arrest for non-installation of the device is high,’’ he said. Abdullahi said the offenders would pay fines stipulated for refusal to install the device. He urged commercial drivers in the state to install the device because the FRSC would not tolerate refusals. “They …

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8 killed, vehicles burnt as speeding tanker, truck collide in Ogun

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 - by Precise Post - Leave a Comment

Eight people were killed and 15 others sustained varying degrees of injury on Wednesday in two different crashes in Ogun State. An early morning accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reportedly claimed the lives of five people, who were burnt to death. The accident, which involved a petrol tanker laden with Premium Motor Spirit and a truck, occurred around the Tunji Alegi Filling Station in the Kwakyama area of Ogere and a truck. Our correspondent gathered that five vehicles that were parked along the road were also consumed by the inferno. Another accident occurred a few hours later at the Sand Crete area, Ogunmakin, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, leaving three people dead and 15 others injured. The Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun State, Florence Okpe, confirmed the accidents. She attributed the first accident to dangerous driving and wrongful overtaking on the part of the petrol tanker. Okpe explained that the tanker, which was on top speed, collided with the truck, which was travelling from Lagos to Ibadan, while trying to overtake. She said, “A total of five persons …

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Amotekun Arrests Suspected Teenage Kidnapper, Serial R*pist In Ondo

November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 - by Precise Post - Leave a Comment

Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps have apprehended a 19-year-old suspected kidnapper and serial r*pist in the state. The suspect, Ibrahim Sanni, alongside three of his gang members now at large were alleged to have r*ped and abducted a teenage girl. Sanni was also accused of taking part in a series of abductions with ransom collected. Speaking on his arrest, the Corps Commander in the State, Chief Adetunji Adeleye disclosed that before his arrest, Sanni and his gang had gang-r*ped a young girl in the state, after which they kidnapped her. According to Adeleye, the arrest of the suspect was made possible with the aid of the Hausa community in the Shasha area of Akure, the state capital, following a man-hunt for his group. “This suspect is highly notorious. He has participated in many cases of kidnapping in the state,” he said. While reiterating the commitment of Amotekun to curb criminal activities in the state, Adeleye maintained that the corps will always work with other security agencies to rid the state of criminals. Source

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Thugs Storm Ogun School, Two Teachers Hospitalised, Others Flee

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 - by Precise Post - Leave a Comment

There was palpable tension as thugs were allegedly hired by students of Community High School, Ijoun, in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, on Monday, to attack and send their teachers away from the school. The incident occurred barely one week after some students of Unity High School, Kajola, Ibooro, in the same local government also reportedly hired thugs to beat up their teachers. A source, who did not want his name in print, said that the hoodlums stormed the school premises with weapons and descended on the teachers, inflicting varying degrees of injury on them. The source said the attackers invaded the school at about 10.45am on Monday and freely used weapons such as machetes and axes on Messers Stephen Oyelekan and Kayode Olatunji, before fleeing. The matter was said to have been reported at the Eegua Police Station while the victims had been taken to hospital for treatment. Also, the principals of Junior and Senior Secondary Schools, Mr. Sowunmi and Kayode Amusa respectively, were said to have informed the Adele of Ijoun Community, Chief Olaleye Emmanuel, …

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Investigation: How Kidnappers, Bandits Raked In N20bn In 500 Attacks

August 23, 2021August 23, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Ogechi Okorie Abuja – Nothing short of N20billion has been paid as ransom by governments and relations of kidnap victims in various parts of the country in the last two years. Information gleaned from an Intelligence Tracking Company in Nigeria also revealed that no part of the country was spared by the activities of the criminals. The company tracked over 2000 incidences of kidnap and other violent crimes across the country in the past five years. According to the information, Nigerians have paid out billions to kidnappers and bandits in different areas of the country. Investigations revealed that kidnappers and bandits made over N20 billion in 500 attacks they carried out in two years from January 2019 to May 2020. This is up from the N9 billion which they made in nine months between June 2011 and March 2012. A survey by S B Morgan recently said families of victims and government paid N9 billion. From the North to the South and the East to the West, kidnappers are emboldened daily to carry out their nefarious activities. It is …

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Family Of Man Killed By Kidnappers Tells Fayemi To Equip Amotekun To Tackle Bandits

August 14, 2021August 14, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

Ado Ekiti – The family of a man killed by kidnappers in Ekiti State, Mr Sesan Orisan, has appealed to Governor Kayode Fayemi to equip Amotekun Corps to be able to tackle bandits consistently perpetrating abduction and killing of innocent citizens in the state. The family also appealed to Fayemi and his Lagos State counterpart, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to help the first daughter of the deceased ,Feyi, who is a graduate, to relieve the family of the burden of losing their breadwinner. The late Orisan, a Lagosian, was in Ekiti State to attend a social event, but was killed by gunmen while driving along Ayetoro- Ewu Ekiti Road on Friday, August 6, while his wife and daughter ,who were in the vehicle were abducted. Orisan’s inlaw and former member, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon. Segun Erinle, who spoke in Ado Ekiti, on Saturday, after Feyi’s release from captivity, appealed to the two governors to come to the aid of the young lady, whose father was killed in her presence before being kidnapped . Erinle said there must be synergy …

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FG: Igboho trying to flee Nigeria, alerts DSS, IG, NIA not to allow his escape

July 17, 2021July 17, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

Abuja – The Federal Government has said Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, is trying to acquire a new passport to flee the country. It added that the government had placed Igboho on the stop-list in order to facilitate his arrest and directed the security agencies to apprehend him anywhere he is found. In the security circle, a person whose name is on the stop-list is denied all constitutional rights and privileges a citizen is entitled to. The Federal Government’s directive against Igboho was contained in a letter by the Nigeria Immigration Service dated July 9, 2021, addressed to the Director General, Department of State Services, the Inspector General of Police and the DG, National Intelligence Agency. The activist, a spearhead of the separatist agitation for the Yoruba Nation, had been declared wanted by the Department of State Services on allegations of stockpiling arms to destabilise the country, which he has since denied, but his whereabouts remain unknown. The whereabouts of Igboho, a lead figure in the separatist agitation for the Yoruba Nation, has been unknown since he …

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Insurgency: Amotekun Commanders say they are battle-ready

June 27, 2021June 28, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

….laments that killer herdsmen can’t be fought with dane guns Abuja – Following the resurgence of killings by suspected herdsmen in the South-West, commanders of Amotekun Corps have resolved to deploy their men to strategic borders with neigbouring states to protect residents of the region from further attacks. They explained that this became necessary given the recurring attacks like the latest incident in Igangan, Oyo State, where suspected herdsmen massacred natives. In separate interviews with Sunday Vanguard the leaders of the corps across the South-West states, said defending the zone would be a lot easier if they had access to sophisticated weapons. They said the difficulty in preventing and quelling some attacks is a result of the superior firepower of the attackers. Specifically, the commanders lamented that invading herders often wield high-caliber weapons, which give them an advantage over any attempt at overpowering them. Recall that six days after the Chairman of Amotekun Corps in Oyo State, General Ajibola Togun ,retd, raised the alarm that some foreign herders were about to unleash terror on the six states in the South …

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Seven IPOB’s Eastern Security Network Fighters Allegedly Killed As Nigerian Army Raids Camp In Rivers

May 28, 2021May 28, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

Abuja (Precise Post) – Seven suspected members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the militant wing of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) have been killed and five others arrested by security operatives at a camp in a forest in Agbonchia, Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers state. According to a statement by the Nigerian Army, the incident occurred on Thursday, May 27, 2021. The statement, which was signed by the Deputy Army Public Relations Officer, Lt. Colonel Charles Ekeocha, read, “6 Division, in conjunction with Keystone, DSS and NSCDC led by Brigadier-General MD Danja conducted clearance/raid operations at suspected IPOB/ESN camp in Agbochia Forest along Pipelines Road Ogali/ Kom-Kom boundary between Eleme and Oyigbo local government areas of Rivers State. “During the clearance/raid Operations, the team came in contact with the IPOB/ESN members. However, during the firefight, 7 x IPOB/ESN members were neutralized and 5 x suspects were arrested. “Items recovered during the clearance/raid include: Communication gadgets, assorted cell phones, army uniforms arms and ammunition were also recovered. “Also recovered from the camp two AK 47 rifles, two G3 …

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Ibadan: Police, Amotekun, hunters arrest bandits in Igangan

May 9, 2021May 9, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Ola AjayiAbuja (Precise Post) – Concerted efforts of local hunters, Amotekun Corps and the Nigeria Police have led to the arrest of eight bandits who mounted illegal roadblocks at Igangan, in Oyo State. The policemen from Iganna Division were said to have combed Budu Uberu, off Ofeegun village via Igangan and got the suspected robbers arrested. The hoodlums were among other 23 suspected criminals paraded by the Oyo State Police Command, Eleyele, Ibadan at the weekend. While parading the suspects at the State Police headquarters, the State Commissioner of Police, Ngozi Onadeko, said, “On 2nd May, 2021 at about 1000hrs, a group of men attempted to dispossess motorists along Elekokan/Iganna road of their valuables, an action that was repelled by officers attached to Iganna Divisional Police Headquarters in collaboration with operatives of Amotekun Corps, causing suspects to flee with gunshot injuries, leaving behind a locally made single barrel pistol at the scene of crime.” Upon receipt of this information, she went noted, “the divisional police officer quickly mobilized a combined team of local hunters, Amotekun Corps and personnel from …

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Anxiety in Ondo community over influx of Fulani men

April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Dayo Johnson Akure (Precise Post) – Residents of the Okitipupa council area of Ondo state have raised the alarm over the influx of Fulani men in the community, the Vanguard has reported. Over 45 group of Northerners were reportedly sighted in the community by the residents. Reports had it that the Fulani men were brought to the community on Thursday in a truck and dumped around 9:00 pm near Army Barracks in the town for an unspecified purpose. Leaders in the community rushed to inform both the council chairman lgbekele Akinrinwa and the state security outfit codenamed Amotekun. They were reportedly rounded up and prevented from going into the community. The council chairman, Akinrinwa who rushed to the scene which attracted many residents alleged that it was a native of the town that facilitated the travellers trip to the town. Akinrinwa said the man had been arrested by personnel of the state’s security corps, Amotekun He pleaded with the people to remain calm as the visitors would be moved to Akure the state’s capital for further security checks and …

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11 Fulani Herdsmen Arrested For Banditry in Oyo (Photo)

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 - by Precise Post - Leave a Comment

The Oyo State Security Network Agency has arrested eleven bandits, all Bororo Fulani herdsmen terrorizing residents of the state. They were arrested after mounting illegal roadblocks early on Thursday morning. According to the Commandant of the agency, Col Olayinka Olayanju (Rtd), six of the bandits were arrested at Kajola local government area. Five others were arrested in Saki East local government area. Olayanju said in a press release: “They were arrested in separate incidents following encounters at two illegally mounted road blocks. “They tried to escape from the scene but were given hot pursuit by the operatives as they tried to evade arrest. “We are still on the trail of others who managed to escape from the scene. “The bandits namely Awali Atine, Ibrahim Abu, Shuaib Balau, Ibrahim Musa, Abdullah Masika and Umar Aliu Masika. “All six arrested were of Bororo Fulani ethnic group”. “They were arrested along Okeho-Ilua and Okeho – Iseyin road at about 4am on Thursday, 29 April 2021. “The bandits whose modus operandi is to pretend as herdsmen in the day and violently robbed innocent passengers …

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Ebube Agu: Another resort to self-help

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 - by Precise Post - Leave a Comment

The security situation in the Southeast has gone from bad to worse in the last couple of months. Gone were the days when insecurity used to be regarded as something exclusive to the Northeast. Nigerians have woken up to the reality that there is insecurity in every part of the country today. The spotlight is on the Southeast at the moment. The attack and the setting ablaze at the weekend of Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma’s country home, at Omuma, Oru East Local Government, by about a dozen armed men, is the latest of what appears to be a coordinated onslaught against authorities in the region. The state government has indicated that the attack on Uzodimma’s house, which claimed the lives of eight persons, including three security personnel, is politically motivated. Residents of the town are said to be deserting their homes, following the attack on the governor’s house. Even before the latest incident, Imo State has been in the news for the wrong reasons recently when a group of unidentified gunmen practically sacked the entire state and instilled fear …

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Abducted Ekiti Oba regains freedom in Kwara forest

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 - by Precise Post - Leave a Comment

Police spokesman in Ekiti State, ASP Sunday Abutu, told newsmen in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday that the traditional ruler was released in a forest in Kwara after six days in captivity. “I can confirm that the ruler has been released from captivity. He has also been reunited with his family. “He is receiving medical attention in one of the facilities in the state as a result of the trauma he went through,’’ Abutu said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Oba’s release from captivity was barely 24-hours after a family source confided in newsmen that the abductors demanded N20 million ransom as condition for his release. It was, however, not clear whether the family paid the ransom to secure the release of the traditional ruler who was whisked away last Thursday. Oba Oyewumi was kidnapped in his palace by six gunmen who scaled the palace fence around 8.30p.m., invaded his apartment and beat up everyone on sight, including the traditional ruler. The kidnappers contacted the family last Saturday and demanded a N20 million ransom to secure his release. …