Security

Ondo Resumes Ban on Okada, Use of Tinted Glasses

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The Ondo State government has ordered resumed the enforcement of the ban on motorcycle operations outside 6am-6pm, nightclub activities beyond 12 midnight and the use of tinted glasses on vehicles without an official permit. The governor’s Special Adviser on Security Matters, Chief Continue Reading

Crime

Unknown Gunmen Injure Two in Owo Attack

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Two workers of a Road Construction Company in Owo Council Area of Ondo State have been seriously injured during an attack by unknown gunmen at the construction site. According to reports, the workers whose names are yet to be made known were attacked at about 9:45 pm on Wednesday night during a dynamite explosion unleashed […]Continue Reading

Security

Ondo Govt. Distributes 50 Operational Vehicles to Security Outfits

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In the bid to boost security in Ondo State, the government has distributed fifty operational vehicles to security agencies. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu while handing over the vehicles in Akure, said there was no amount of resources invested in safeguarding the lives of citizens that could be too much due to the surge of alarming criminal […]Continue Reading

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Akeredolu Appoints Adetunji Adeleye as Special Adviser on Security Matters

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Ondo State Governor, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has approved the appointment of Chief Adetunji Adeleye as his Special Adviser on Security Matters. The appointment takes immediate effect. Chief Adeleye will, however, continue to function as the Commander of the Ondo State Security Network (Amotekun Corps). The appointment is part of the efforts of the Governor […]Continue Reading

Crime

Amotekun Nabs Kidnapper, Fraudsters, Cultists, In Ondo

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Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency codenamed “Amotekun Corps” have apprehended a suspected kidnapper, Samuel Lucky Akpan, who allegedly abducted a four-year-old boy at the Alagbaka area of Akure. The Ondo State Commander of Amotekun, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, who paraded Akpan alongside 17 other suspected criminals who have been terrorizing residents of the Continue Reading

Security

Amotekun Foils 35 Kidnap Attacks, Arrests Two Gold Miners In Ondo

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The Ondo State Security Agency Network Codenamed Amotekun Corps said it has foiled 35 kidnap cases from May 2020 to September 2021. Two illegal gold miners were also arrested by operatives of the corps in the state. The state Commander of the Corps, Chief Adetunji Adeleye added that the corps has attended to 2,633 cases within the same […]Continue Reading

Crime

Amotekun Corps Rescue 18-Year-Old Kidnap Victim In Ore

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An 18-year-old, Segun Thomas who lived in Mushin area of Lagos State has been rescued by men of the Amotekun Corps from the captivity of a 65-year-old suspected ritualist and kidnapper named Akorede Lawal in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo state. It was learnt that the boy who is undergoing training as an […]Continue Reading

Crime

Amotekun Nabs Serial Kidnapper, Others, In Ondo

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Three suspects have been apprehended by officers of Ondo State Security outfit, Amotekun, for offences ranging from kidnapping, armed robbery, and attempted murder. Parading them earlier in Akure, the Amotekun commander in Ondo State, Chief Adetunji Adeleye said 37-year-old Usman Garba a native of Niger State, was involved in a kidnapping act which was later […]Continue Reading

Crime

Amotekun Corps Arrests 42 Cows in Akure as Herders Flee

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The Ondo State Security Network Agency codenamed “Amotekun Corps” has arrested 42 cows for destroying farmlands around Alagbaka extension in Akure, the state capital. Briefing journalists, the Ondo State Commander, Amotekun Corps, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, explained that the cows were arrested after series of complaints by owners of the farms in the axis. According to […]Continue Reading