'Influx of bandits'll be checkmated'
•1,200 personnel deployed — Ondo Amotekun commander •We’re collaborating with military, DSS, vigilantes—Oyo Amotekun •Security agencies on high alert — Ekiti govt •OPC partnering with security architectures to flush out criminals FOLLOWING the alarm raised by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State over the influx of bandits from North-Central into the state, the Nigeria Police Force, Western Nigeria Security Network code name Amotekun and the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, yesterday, vowed to checkmate the activities of the bandits adding that security agencies have been placed on high alert. Recall that Governor Makinde had on Monday raised the alarm that bandits fleeing military onslaught in the North-West were coming down to Oyo State to take refuge. The governor, who spoke during the 2025 inter-faith service held on Monday, gave the assurance that the state government was determined to smoke out and eliminate the bandits. 1,200 personnel deployed — Ondo Amotekun co...