The Ogun State Government has said that the security of lives and property, particularly in remote areas, will now become a unified effort with the full operation of the South West Security Outfit, code-named ‘Amotekun’.
The Chief of Staff to the State Governor, Alhaji Shuaib Salisu disclosed this while featuring on a live television programme in Abeokuta, adding that the commencement of the outfit in the State was expected to fortify the existing security architecture, towards addressing the challenges headlong.

Alhaji Salisu maintained that the State Government would not fold its arms and allow criminals to have free rein, saying
“the days of criminals are numbered with the appointment of former Commissioner of Police, David Ajibola Akinremi, as the Commandant of the security outfit.”

Speaking further, the Chief of Staff said Government had procured 100 Patrol vehicles, 200 motorcycles and communication gadgets, to enhance its operations, adding that Amotekun would have formations in all the 20 Local Government Areas of the State.

He said part of strategies of the State Government to curb criminality was to devise means, noting that over 20,000 youths have been employed through Ogun Jobs Portal, while disclosing that companies in the State were also mandated to source for qualified applicants on it for recruitment.

The Chief of Staff added that many infrastructural projects inherited from past administrations would be completed by the end of Q1 2021, while the newly initiated projects would not be neglected, saying that the Owode-Ilaro, and Odo-Afa roads in Yewa axis; the Epe-Ijebu Ode, and Molusi College roads in Ijebu division; and the Sagamu Interchange-Siun-Abeokuta, and Lafenwa-Rounda roads are all receiving robust attention of the government.

SOURCE:https://brandspurng.com/2021/01/12/amotekun-takes-off-in-ogun-state/

Sadly

Ennybouy:

A commercial motorcyclist has died after he was hit by a stray bullet allegedly released from the gun of operatives of the Amotekun Corps in Oyo state.

Motorcyclist operators have taken to the streets in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, to protest the alleged killing of their colleague by the State Security Network Agency popularly known as Amotekun.

The commercial motorcyclist, identified as Tosin Thomas, was hit by the stray bullet around 11pm on Wednesday, January 13, 2021.

Amotekun operatives were said to be on patrol around Mokola area of Ibadan when a gunshot was heard allegedly hitting Thomas, NAN reports.

According to a witness account, Thomas was rushed to the hospital for medical attention but later gave up the ghost in the early hours of Thursday.

The deceased was not on his bike at the time of the incident, the witness added.

This must have triggered the frustrations of other motorcycle operators in the area who trooped to the street to demand for justice for the alleged killing of Thomas.

The protesters carried the remains of the deceased around Mokola before they eventually dumped it in the middle of the road.


This resulted in a serious traffic around Mokola Roundabout and traders were forced to hurriedly close their shops for safety.

The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Olugbenga Fadeyi, who confirmed the incident in an interview with NAN, also added that normalcy has been restored in the affected area.

On Saturday, January 9, 2021, Amotekun operatives reportedly clashed with herdsmen at Aiyete in the Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State.

The incident resulted in the death of seven people while houses were also burnt down.


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I hope they will not begin to experience the OYO situation.

First, why the color Red? Second, the officers should come across as less menacing than the Ones in the pictures thatve been floating around. You want the people to be able to approach you, not run away from you.