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How Amotekun Operatives Killed My Son, Mother Cries Out

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May 1, 2022

A 49-year-old woman, Monsurat Alimi, has revealed how her son, Tunde Olutayo, was allegedly killed by operatives of the Amotekun Corps in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

The woman said she learnt of her 25-year-old son’s death on Facebook, where his corpse was posted with a gun on his chest, as he was tagged a cultist and an armed robber.

DAILY POST gathered that Olutayo was killed penultimate Saturday after the Amotekhn officers reportedly invaded his compound in Sokori and allegedly shot dead when he tried to escape.

According to the commander of Amotekun corps in Ogun, David Akinremi, the deceased Olutayo had and his gang had “engaged the corps in a gun duel” before he was hit by a bullet that later killed him.

Akinremi said that a distress call was received from residents of Sokori that they were being robbed by a group of Eye cultists.

On getting to the place, Akinremi claimed that his operatives met the hoodlums, who he said had snatched phones, money among others from the residents, and a gun duel ensued.

He said, “During this encounter, one Olutayo Tunde (a.k.a. Badoo), aged 30 years, who is the leader of this group which had previously been involved in cult killings, armed robberies and other sundry crimes in Abeokuta metro, fired at the operatives and in a swift response, he was shot on the arm in an attempt to disarm him.

“The suspect immediately ran into the nearby bush along with his other cohorts, dropping a locally made pistol which was recovered by the operatives.

“A painstaking search was conducted in the bush where he escaped, during which he was arrested while others escaped.

“He was immediately taken to Ijaye General Hospital for treatment so as to be able to extract useful information from him, but was confirmed dead shortly on arrival at the said hospital.”

However, the mother of the slain Olutayo told newsmen that the Amotekun Commander had painted a picture of what did not happen, stressing that her son was a vulcaniser and neither a cultist nor an armed robber.

Amidst tears, the woman cried out for help, saying: “Help me, I have been cheated. Tunde had a wife and a child. He worked as a vulcanizer.

“On Saturday (April 23, 2022), I was called that Tunde was at the junction of his workshop and that was where they apprehended him.

“I learnt he was shot by the Amotekun corps the moment he tried to escape from the riverbank.

“When I got to the place where he was shot, eyewitnesses told me that he knew nothing about the incident.

“I was told that while he was being taken away, he pleaded that he was not a cultist nor an armed robber.

“My son was arrested by the roadside. He told them he had a sick mother, a wife and a child at home, yet they still killed him.

“I was told that they shot him while trying to escape when he saw that other people arrested have also escaped; that was how he was shot in the arm.”

The distraught mother explained that she was not allowed to see her son until she saw the body posted on Facebook.

“Ever since the time we have been going to check on him, they never allowed us to see him until Saturday morning when we saw his death announcement on Facebook with a gun placed on his chest, claiming they found it on him. It is a lie.

“We urge the government to help ask the Amotekun to release to us his dead body. He was not a cultist. They did not inform us that he had been killed. It was on Facebook that we saw it.

“We want the government to find out what led to the killing of my son. Please help me; they want to cheat me with power. They killed my son and seized his corpse. Nigerians should help me,” the mother cried.

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JUST IN: Ooni Visits Olubadan-designate Ladoja In Ibadan

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September 21, 2025

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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Sunday, paid a visit to the Olubadan designate, Rashidi Ladoja, at his Bodija private residence in Ibadan, Oyo State.

The PUNCH reports that Oba Ladoja will be installed as the 44th Olubadan on Friday, September 26, 2025, following the demise of the 43rd Olubadan, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, who joined his ancestors on Monday, July 7, 2025, at the age of 90 years.

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JUST IN: FG Revokes 1,263 Mineral Licenses Over Unpaid Fees

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September 21, 2025

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The Federal Government through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development has announced a fresh revocation of not less than 1,263 mineral licenses.

These licenses, which will now be deleted from the Electronic Mining Cadastral System portal of the Nigerian Mining Cadastral Office, include 584 exploration licenses, 65 mining leases, 144 quarry licenses, and 470 small-scale mining leases.

The minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, gave the revocation announcement in a statement issued by his special assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, on Sunday in Abuja.

The minister explained that the directive was issued due to the companies’ failure to comply with the requirement of paying their annual service fees.

The latest revocation brings the total mineral titles revoked under the current administration to 3, 794 including,619 mineral titles revoked for defaulting in paying annual service fees and 912 for dormancy last year.

By opening up the areas formerly covered by these licenses, the revocation is expected to spur fresh applications by investors looking for fresh opportunities.

The statement read, “Not less than 1,263 mineral licenses will be deleted from the portal of the Electronic Mining Cadastral system of the Nigerian Mining Cadastral Office, MCO, following their revocation by the Federal Government.

“These include 584 exploration licenses, 65 mining leases, 144 quarry licenses, and 470 small-scale mining leases.”

Approving the revocation following the recommendation of the MCO, the Minister said applying the law to keep speculators and unserious investors away from the mining sector would make way for diligent investors and grow the sector.

“The era of obtaining licences and keeping them in drawers for the highest bidder, while financially capable and industrious businessmen are complaining of access to good sites, is over.

“The annual service fee is the minimum evidence that you are interested in mining. You don’t have to wait for us to revoke the license because the law allows you to return the license if you change your mind,” the minister said.

He warned that the revocation does not mean the Federal Government has pardoned the annual service debt owed by licensees, adding that the list will be forwarded to the Economic & Financial Crimes Commission to ensure that debtors pay or face the wrath of the law.

“This is to encourage due diligence and emphasise the consequences of inundating the license application processes with speculative activities.”

In the recommendation to the minister, the Director-General of the MCO, Simon Nkom, disclosed that there were 1,957 initial defaulters when the MCO published the intention to revoke licences in the Federal Government Gazette on June 19, 2025.

He informed the minister that the gazette was distributed to MCO offices nationwide to sensitise licencees and encourage them to comply within 30 days in compliance with the Minerals and Mining Act 2007 and relevant regulations.

He observed that the delay in the final recommendation was due to complaints of several licensees who claimed to have paid to the Federal Government through Remita and had to be reconciled.

Earlier this month, the DG MCO had hinted that more mining licences would be revoked as part of ongoing efforts to sanitise the solid minerals sector and protect investors from fraudsters.

According to Nkom, the clean-up exercise, which covers expired, speculative, and inactive titles, is necessary to make room for genuine investors and ensure compliance with the law.

This is part of ongoing efforts at sanitising the sector since the inception of the Tinubu administration, and the salutary effects of the reforms are massive and manifest despite the attempts to push back by defaulters and their agents.