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Amotekun arrest 11 suspected bandits
The suspects were caught with 183 cows, weapons and a total sum of N268,470.00.
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The Oyo State Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, has announced the arrest of 11 suspected bandits in the state.
The commandant of the security corps, Olayinka Olayanju, said in a statement on Thursday that the suspects were arrested in Kajola and Saki areas while mounting roadblocks on major roads.
According to Mr Olayanju, his team was assisted by operatives of the Oodua Peoples Congress and the Vigilante Group of Nigeria.
“Operatives of Oyo State Security Network Agency comprising Amotekun corps collaborating with OPC and VGN apprehended six bandits at Kajola local government area of Oyo state while on their joint routine patrol in the early hours of April 29, 2021, along two separate routes within the council area,” he said.
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Olayanju said in a press statement that operatives of Amotekun corps were assisted in the operation by men of Oodua Peoples Congress and the Vigilante Group of Nigeria.
According to him, the combined security agencies were on a routine patrol in the early hours of Thursday when six of the bandits were caught in Kajola.
“Operatives of Oyo State Security Network Agency comprising Amotekun corps collaborating with OPC and VGN apprehended six bandits at Kajola local government area of Oyo state while on their joint routine patrol in the early hours of April 29, 2021 along two separate routes within the council area,” he said.
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Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. Armed bandits, yesterday, attacked a military base in Zazzaga community, Munya Local Government Area of Niger State, setting the premises on fire. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, ASP Wasiu A. Abiodun confirmed the incident.
2. Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), yesterday, released timetable for election into the 20 local governments and 37 local council development areas (LCDA). Chairman of LASIEC, retired Justice Ayotunde Phillips stated this on Wednesday.
3. An operative of the Oyo State Security Network and Amotekun Corps, 25-year-old Suleiman Quadir, was killed by bandits yesterday in Oyo town of Oyo State. The Commandant of the Amotekun Corps in the state, Col. Olayinka Olayanju (retd), confirmed the death.
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An operative of the Oyo State Security Network, codenamed Operation Amotekun, has reportedly been killed by gunmen in
PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the operative, Suleiman Quadir, was killed in an ambush at Living Farms in Fiditi, on Tuesday.
This incident was confirmed in a statement to our correspondent by Olayinka Olayanju, Commandant of Amotekun in the State.
“One of our operatives in Amotekun Oyo State, Suleiman Quadir 25 years old of Atiba Local Government was killed in an ambush by a group of armed bandits numbering 11 at Living Farms in Fiditi on Tuesday, 20th April 2021.
“Amo Quadir and his colleague Amo Bello Yisau were escorting the staff of the farm to the farm when it was invaded by the armed bandits.