Tag: Amotekun
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Ekiti Decide: EFCC, Immigration, Amotekun Deploy to Oyebanji’s Polling Unit
By Opeyemi Adelakun Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Nigeria Immigration Service and the Amotekun Corps were deployed to the polling unit of Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, as voting commenced in the state’s local government elections. The security personnel arrived at the polling centre on Saturday morning and immediately took…
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Ex-SSA Adekunle Olumide Commends Aiyedatiwa Over Welfare Packages For Amotekun Officers
By: Sunday Ameh A former Senior Special Assistant on Event Management, Adekunle Olumide Olubunmi, has commended the Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, for approving welfare packages for officers of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun. The governor recently approved pension schemes, health insurance, life insurance packages, hazard allowances, structured promotion…
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Arm Amotekun and Establish State Police, Bishop of Owo Urges Tinubu, Southwest Govs
The Anglican Bishop of Owo Diocese, Rt. Revd. Dr. Stephen Ayodeji A. Fagbemi, has called on both the federal and state governments in the Southwest to urgently arm Amotekun and establish state police, highlighting the ongoing vulnerability of communities to banditry, kidnapping, and other forms of criminal violence. Speaking on Frontline, a public affairs programme…
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UN Recognizes Amotekun Corps, Declares July 7 as World Amotekun Day
….First state-owned security outfit in Nigeria to gain UN affiliation In a historic development, the United Nations has officially recognized the State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, affiliating it with key UN agencies for its pivotal role in regional security, peacebuilding, and community protection. The international recognition was formally presented at the Amotekun Corps headquarters…
