Some police officers reportedly from Force Headquarters, Abuja, on Wednesday, stormed the operation base of Osun Amotekun Corps in Oke-Fia and arrested some personnel of the corps.
The policemen also visited the Amotekun office in Ife, where operatives of the security agency were also arrested.
Sources said the raid was in connection with the recent incident at Akinlalu community where operatives of Osun Amotekun allegedly shot four people dead.
Confirming the development, Osun Amotekun spokesperon, Yusuf Idowu, said the policemen arrested about 20 officers of the security agency.
He said, “Some policemen came but they didn’t seal our headquarters. They burst our operation base in Oke-Fia and the Ife Central command.
“They also arrested about 20 of our operatives at Oke-Fia and Ife Central. They came in respect of the Akinlalu incident. The policemen are still at Oke-Fia, and we don’t know where they took our personnel whom they arrested.”
Meanwhile, the Osun State Police Command has confirmed that the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun Ph.D, NPM has ordered the elite investigative body of the Force, the IRT-FID to take over the Akinlalu case.
The spokesperon for the command, Abiodun Ojelabi, also confirmed that five people have been arrested on connecting to the incident.
Ojelabi in a statement on Wednesday evening, said ”investigation carried out by the Police revealed that, the attackers are members of Amotekun Corps and individuals were mentioned to have masterminded the attack which victims and witnesses of the attack said they can identify them if seen.”
He also said efforts to bring the Commander of Osun Amotekun Corps in for questioning has proved abortive, his claim of allegedly being attacked by unknown gunmen was fabricated.
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“The Commander of Amotekun Corps has been invited to clarify his roles played in the entire episode of the attack. Meanwhile, he has refused to honour the invitation and equally efforts made to reach him on phone proved abortive as his phone has been switched off.
“Only for him to come on social media on 6th October, 2025 and put up a claim of being attacked by unknown armed men wearing mask which preliminary enquiry reveals to be a figment of his own imagination aimed at concealing the truth and derailing the course of justice to the victims,” he added.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
