Osun APC demands account of ₦14.9bn security votes from Adeleke

The Osun State APC Governorship Campaign Council has called on Governor Ademola Adeleke to account for the deployment of the Osun Amotekun Corps and the use of security funds. The opposition body expressed alarm over reports that Amotekun personnel were assigned to duties at a private energy facility in Ondo State.

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It is both shocking and unacceptable that personnel recruited, trained and funded with the resources of Osun State taxpayers could be diverted from their constitutional responsibility of protecting the people of Osun to serve as guards for a private family business located outside the state’s territorial jurisdiction.

According to the council's Director-General, Oluwole Oke, dozens of Amotekun operatives were stationed at Pacific Energy Company in Omotosho Village, Ondo State. The council argued that this deployment is "shocking and unacceptable," as personnel recruited and funded by Osun taxpayers are allegedly diverted from their constitutional duty of protecting Osun communities to serve a private business outside the state.

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The officer in April 2026 was involved in a motorcycle accident on his way to Ondo to report at the duty post, sustaining severe head injuries.

Further compounding their concerns, the council highlighted the reported death of an Amotekun operative, Abdullahi Adedeji, who sustained fatal injuries in a motorcycle accident while traveling to Ondo for an assignment. The statement indicated that the officer did not receive adequate support or medical care following the incident, leading to his death.

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Tragically, the officer reportedly died afterwards due to the absence of proper medical care and support.

The APC campaign council also questioned the management of security funds, stating that Governor Adeleke has accessed N14.9 billion in security votes. They pointed out that despite this significant expenditure, there has been no visible expansion of security assets for agencies operating within Osun State, and no new equipment like vehicles has been provided by the government.

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Despite the enormous resources at its disposal, the government has not added any security assets to the operational fleet inherited from the previous APC administration. No single bicycle, let alone a vehicle, has been provided for the use of the security agencies.