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Amotekun nabs five suspected bandits in Ekiti
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The operatives of Ekiti State Security Network, popularly known as Amotekun corps have arrested five suspected fleeing bandits in the state.
The suspects were arrested in Okemesi-Ekiti, Ekiti West Local Government Area of the state after dropping off from a vehicle who conveyed them to the area.
Speaking with journalists, the communications officer of Ekiti Amotekun, Abiodun Adeleye explained noted that the arrest was made possible through a credible tip of my residents of the area.
He revealed that after immediate profiling of the suspects, incriminating weapons such as two locally-made guns, one axe, one dagger, two dogs, five cell phones and assorted charms were recovered from them.
He gave the details of the suspects as 28-year-Old Abdulahi , Ibrahim-25 , Adamu-25, Umar-31 and Yahaya-28.
The Amotekun spokesman added that the suspects claimed to be farmers from Jigawa and Kaduna states, but couldn’t provide more convincing explanations on their mission in the state.
He said, ” Upon interrogation by the arresting Officers of the town, their leader, Suleiman alongside others purported themselves to be farmers , who hail from Kaduna and Jigawa State, of which, no concrete evidence was proven for convincing.
“The suspects, with the exhibits recovered from them, have since been handed over to The Ekiti West Police Command for further investigation and necessary action.”
He reiterated the commitment of the Amotekun corps under the commandant of Brig. Gen. Olu Adewa(retd) to ward off criminal elements from the state and ensure security of lives and property.
Adeleye appealed to residents across the 16 Local Government Areas to support the security agencies with credible and timely information on suspicious individuals and activities in their communities for prompt action.
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Fatai Tijani, has ordered a statewide clampdown on vehicles plying Lagos roads without number plates or with concealed registration marks, warning that offenders would be arrested and their vehicles impounded with immediate effect.
The directive, according to Fatai, formed part of measures to strengthen security architecture and prevent criminal elements from infiltrating the state through unregistered vehicles.
The CP gave the order during a strategic meeting with Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, DPOs, and Commanders of Tactical Units at the Officers’ Mess, Ikeja, yesterday.
He briefed the officers on resolutions from a recent conference with the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, and outlined new security measures to tighten security across Lagos.
According to Tijani, “The Inspector-General of Police emphasised the need to ensure that all vehicles plying the roads in the country have their plate numbers on them. On no occasion should anybody put a vehicle on the road without a plate number or with a covered plate number. If anybody is found driving such a vehicle, that vehicle will have to be impounded.
He observed that “Most of the vehicles being used by these criminals are either not registered at all or have their plate numbers covered. Apart from those genuinely permitted by law to cover their plate numbers, there are no other exceptions”.
CP Tijani also directed all DPOs to intensify community policing and intelligence gathering at the grassroots, stressing that effective security requires active collaboration between the police and residents.
He further disclosed that the command would sustain joint patrols and intelligence-sharing with other security agencies, particularly in border communities and along waterways, to forestall the movement of criminal elements into Lagos.
Assuring residents of the command’s readiness to tackle emerging threats, Tijani said , “ Lagos Police Command had maintained a strong intelligence network and would continue working closely with transport unions, community leaders and other stakeholders to keep the state safe. Our goal is to ensure that Lagos remains secure and that criminal elements find no space to operate.
Suspected gunmen have abducted a cleric with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), identified as Pastor Gbenga Sanny, in Ondo State.
It was gathered that Sanny was seized by three gunmen on Sunday evening in the presence of his children.
Sources who confirmed the abduction to The Nation on Monday said the incident occurred at about 7.00 p.m in front of his residence located at Ilu-Abo community in Akure North Local Government.
Sanny, who is also a staff of the Akure North Local Government Area of the state, was taken to an unknown destination by the attackers.
His wife reportedly escaped the attack.
“The three armed men reportedly came out of the nearby bush and whisked him away,” one of the sources revealed.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the police command, Jimoh Abayomi said investigation has been launched into the abduction case.
He stated that officers and tactical teams of the command have already been mobilised to the area and working to secure the safe rescue of the victim and apprehend those responsible for the crime.
A man was carried away by floodwaters at Christian Village in the Greater Accra Region on June 7, 2026, during a heavy downpour.
The victim, a father of four, reportedly slipped into a gutter while helping colleagues desilt it, and despite rescue efforts, the strong current swept him away.
Recounting the incident in a video shared by Ask Media on social media on June 8, 2026, eyewitnesses said the incident occurred while the victim and three others were clearing a heavily clogged drainage system to improve water flow during the rains.
The area is known to flood whenever there is heavy rainfall, prompting residents to regularly engage in desilting exercises.
One eyewitness said the victim lost his footing during the exercise and fell.
“He slipped and fell into the river while we were removing debris. I tried to hold him by his collar, but I couldn’t keep hold of him. The current was too strong,” the eye witness recounted.
Despite immediate attempts to rescue him, he was swept away by the raging floodwaters and has since gone missing.
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