{"id":59830,"date":"2025-01-22T18:17:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T18:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=59830"},"modified":"2025-01-22T18:17:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T18:17:54","slug":"we-wont-stop-using-juju-against-bandits-amotekun-vows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/01\/22\/we-wont-stop-using-juju-against-bandits-amotekun-vows\/","title":{"rendered":"We Won\u2019t Stop Using \u2018Juju\u2019 Against Bandits, Amotekun Vows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>By Our Correspondent\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Osun State Commandant of Amotekun Corps, Mr. Adekunle Omoyele, has reaffirmed the corps\u2019 commitment to leveraging African science, commonly referred to as \u2018juju,\u2019 in its fight against banditry and crime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Speaking to journalists in Osogbo, Omoyele stated that the incorporation of spiritual methods remains a deliberate and effective strategy for combating criminals, many of whom rely on similar forces for protection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cAmotekun was founded on the principle of using African science alongside conventional methods to counter criminals who often use charms and incantations. We are spiritually and physically combat-ready,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">He also called for the approval of sophisticated weapons for Amotekun personnel to match the firepower of bandits and armed robbers, emphasizing the need for a balance of force to ensure the corps\u2019 effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Omoyele announced plans to recruit 1,000 new personnel and upgrade logistics, with support from Governor Ademola Adeleke, while also refurbishing a world-class emergency center to monitor crime activities across major cities in the state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cCriminals will find no haven in Osun State. We are determined to ensure the safety and security of our people,\u201d he vowed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Our Correspondent\u00a0 The Osun State Commandant of Amotekun Corps, Mr. Adekunle Omoyele, has reaffirmed the corps\u2019 commitment to leveraging African science, commonly referred to as \u2018juju,\u2019 in its fight against banditry and crime. Speaking to journalists in Osogbo, Omoyele stated that the incorporation of spiritual methods remains a deliberate and effective strategy for combating [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":59831,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-59830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defence-and-security","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59830"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59832,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59830\/revisions\/59832"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}