A civil society group, the Initiative for Youth Development and Peace Advocacy (IYDPA), has called on the Osun State Government to explain reports claiming that operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps were deployed to guard a private business facility in neighbouring Ondo State. However, the security outfit has strongly denied the allegation, describing it as false and misleading.
The controversy follows claims that members of the Osun Amotekun Corps were assigned to provide security at Pacific Energy Company in Omotosho, Ondo State, a facility said to be linked to businessman Dr. Deji Adeleke, the elder brother of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke.
In a statement issued in Osogbo, IYDPA questioned the reported deployment and urged the state government to publicly clarify the situation.
The organisation’s Director-General, Abdulrahman Al Amin, and spokesperson, Akinwale Kehinde, alleged that about 50 Amotekun operatives were stationed at the facility located along the Benin-Ore highway.
According to the group, such a move, if true, raises concerns because many communities across Osun State are still battling security threats, including kidnapping, robbery and other criminal activities.
The group argued that taxpayers fund the Amotekun Corps to protect residents and communities within Osun State, not to provide security for private business interests outside its jurisdiction.
“The people of Osun deserve clear answers if public resources are being used in a way that does not directly benefit the state’s security needs,” the organisation stated.
IYDPA also claimed that one of the officers allegedly involved in the supposed deployment suffered serious injuries in a road accident while travelling to Ondo State. The group further alleged that inadequate support after the incident contributed to the officer’s death.
Reacting to the allegations, the Osun Amotekun Corps dismissed the claims and insisted that none of its personnel had been deployed to any private facility in Ondo State.
In a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, Yusuf Idowu Abass, the Corps described the reports as fabricated and politically motivated.
According to the security agency, the allegations were designed to create unnecessary controversy around its operations.
“The claim is completely false, unfounded and does not reflect the reality of our activities,” the statement said.
Amotekun stressed that it was created by law to safeguard lives and property across Osun State and does not operate on behalf of private individuals, companies or political interests.
The Corps further explained that the officers whose names were mentioned in the reports were carrying out their normal duties within Osun State during the period in question.
It maintained that all personnel remained at their assigned posts across the state and that no deployment to Ondo State took place.
Amotekun also rejected reports of an officer being involved in an accident while allegedly travelling outside the state, describing the story as entirely fictitious.
The agency urged residents to ignore what it called false narratives and reaffirmed its commitment to professionalism, neutrality and the protection of communities throughout Osun State.