Controversy Erupts Over Alleged Deployment of Osun Amotekun Operatives to Adeleke Family’s Ondo Facility

Fresh controversy has broken out in Osun State after a civil society organisation accused the Osun Amotekun Corps of allegedly deploying operatives to guard a private energy facility in neighboring Ondo State.

The allegation, which has triggered debate over the use of state-funded security personnel, was raised by the Initiative for Youth Development and Peace Advocacy (IYDPA). The group questioned why operatives of the regional security outfit were reportedly stationed outside Osun while insecurity continues to trouble several communities within the state.

At the centre of the dispute is Pacific Energy Company located in Omotosho Village along the Benin/Ore Road in Ondo State. The facility is reportedly linked to Dr. Deji Adeleke, elder brother of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke.

In a statement issued in Osogbo, IYDPA alleged that no fewer than 50 operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps had been deployed to the facility. The organisation’s Director General, Abdulrahman Al Amin, and spokesperson, Akinwale Kehinde, said the alleged action raised serious concerns about government priorities.

The group argued that the Amotekun Corps was created to support conventional security agencies in protecting lives and property within Osun State, not to secure private businesses outside its jurisdiction.

“The people of Osun deserve to know why a security outfit funded by taxpayers is allegedly being used to protect a private commercial enterprise outside the state while insecurity remains a concern in many communities,” the statement said.

IYDPA also claimed that one of the operatives allegedly involved in the deployment suffered severe injuries in an accident while travelling to Ondo State and later died due to inadequate support after the incident.

The allegation has further fueled public discussion around accountability, welfare of security personnel and the operational boundaries of regional security outfits.

Reacting to the claims, the Osun Amotekun Corps strongly denied the allegations. In a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Yusuf Idowu Abass, the security outfit described the reports as false, misleading and politically motivated.

“The Corps describes the allegation as entirely false, baseless, misleading, and incapable of withstanding any objective scrutiny,” the statement read.

The Corps maintained that it neither deployed 50 operatives nor assigned any personnel to a power plant in Ondo State, insisting that attempts were being made to drag the security agency into unnecessary political controversy.