Osun govt inaugurates 360 newly-recruited Amotekun officers
… announces recruitment of 750 vigilantes for local intelligence gathering
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola on Tuesday, inaugurated 360 newly-recruited officers into the State Security Network Agency ‘Amotekun Corps’. This follows the completion of the 23-day intensive training programme the personnel underwent as part of efforts to make them professionally savvy and prepare them for the task ahead.
Speaking at the Passing-Out-Parade ceremony for the new Amotekun Corps officers held in Ejigbo, Oyetola charged the new personnel to display the highest level of professionalism, discipline, competence, integrity and Omoluabi ethos tin the discharge of their duty to protect the people and the State.
Oyetola said, “Amotekun is created to collaborate with the security agencies and the vigilance groups and hunters across the State in order to ensure security in a peaceful, harmonious and professional manner.
“Let me also remind you all that by the nature of Amotekun operations and network, yours is a complementary and collaborative security outfit. I therefore urge you to collaborate with your colleagues in neighbouring South-West States to keep our region and our people safe.
“Security is critical to our Development Agenda and a strategy for revolutionising the economy of the State. Consequently, you have a crucial role to play in attaining this noble objective. You must therefore secure the State with integrity, civility and a high sense of responsibility.
“Our State is noted as a peaceful one. We all have a responsibility to sustain our ranking as the Most Peaceful State in the nation. It is on this note that I implore all the citizens of the State to cooperate with the Amotekun corps operatives to make security management easy and peaceful so that we can deliver a strong and prosperous Osun.”
The Governor, disclosed that the State Government had procured 20 security vehicles with communication gadgets to support security operatives in the discharge of their responsibility.
“We have recruited 750 vigilantes across all local governments in the State to provide intelligence on the activities and suspicious movements of criminals to the officials of Amotekun.”
In his welcome address, the Chairman, Osun Security Network Agency/Amotekun Corps, Brig. Gen. Ademola Aderibigbe (rtd), applauded the creation of the security outfit which he described as a child of necessity to permanently stem the tide of insecurity in the State in particular and the South-West region in general.
Aderibigbe sought the people’s support to ensure seamless operations of the new security formation in the State.
In his goodwill message, the Speaker, Osun House of Assembly, Hon Timothy Owoeye, extolled the collective efforts that gave birth to the formation of Amotekun in the South-West.
He reassured the House’s commitment to continuously support the State in its efforts to guarantee the security of lives and property of the citizens.
The Ogiyan of Ejigbo, Oba Omowonuola Oyeyode Oyesosin, appreciated the good gesture of Governor Oyetola at keeping the State safe and secured, while appealing to the residents, particularly the traditional rulers, to give their utmost support in terms of useful information to the Amotekun Corps and other security agencies in the State.
Also speaking, the Director General, Development Agenda for Western Nigeria, DAWN Commission, Mr. Seye Oyeleye, hailed the Administration of Governor Oyetola for keying into the sustainable policies and programmes of the Commission aimed to move the South-West and Nigeria forward.
