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COURT UPHOLDS ONDO AMOTEKUN’S POWER TO DISCIPLINE OFFICERS
…..Rejects ₦5million Damages Claim by Suspended Officer
The Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure on Monday rejected a ₦5 million damages claim brought by a fugitive officer of the State Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps, affirming the agency’s statutory duty to maintain discipline and punish personnel accused of serious crimes such as mutiny, conspiracy and incitement against the state.
Delivering the judgment, Justice Olusegun Odusola, who is also the Chief Judge of Ondo State, on Monday, July 27, 2026, rebuked the applicant, Abu Taiwo (Amotekun Officer), who the court found “cannot benefit from a situation partly created by his own misconduct.”
The court acknowledged the “series of criminal allegations” against Abu Taiwo, Akinsipe Victor, and Ekujuni Julius (Adon) documented in Amotekun’s counter-affidavit, including, “Absconding from duty post for over 30 days without permission; Inflammatory statements against the Corps; Conspiracy to violently invade the State House of Assembly; Governor’s Office, and Amotekun Headquarters; as well as Inciting mutiny among serving officers; Defamation of character against Corps leadership; Conduct likely to cause breach of peace
The court confirmed that Amotekun Corps had earlier secured a valid warrant of arrest from court on October 24, 2025, three days before the officers were declared “wanted” by the corps.
Also Justice Odusola who reviewed extensive Social media evidence showing the applicant and his co-conspirators, held that the warrant of arrest issued on them by Amotekun Corps was justified, noting that “a person’s right to liberty may be impaired temporally if there is reasonable suspicion that he has committed an offence.”
Contrary to insinuation, the Court only held that “the Criminal Procedure Act, Section 35 allows courts — not agencies — to issue formal ‘public summons’ declaring a person wanted.
Amotekun’s warrant of arrest was lawful; the agency simply should have returned to court to convert it into a formal public summons if the officer was evading service.”
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