Amotekun will be armed and backed by law—Akeredolu

The Evangelist edition
September 26, 2022
By Friday Omosola

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has on Monday said the Amotekun Corps will be armed and backed by law to fight back against marauders committing crimes against humanity.
Governor Akeredolu, who spoke at the Passing-Out Parade of Courses 3 and 4 of the Corps in Akure, said the training would be inadequate if the Corps is not armed.

“Those passing out today have undergone rigorous training at great expense to the state. The training will not end here, it will be continuous. However, no amount of training will mask the debilitation of fighting with one arm tied against implacable foes.”

The Chairman Southwest Governor’s Forum emphasized that the passing out ceremony is a reminder of the need to strategize and tackle the current security situation, which he said has been left to snowball into existential crises across Nigeria.

Akeredolu said the incontestable authority of the state must be imposed in the country which is under threat by brazen conflict entrepreneurs and armed, audacious non-state actors.

He asserted that the State Security outfits backed by law whether in Western Nigeria, Katsina, Borno, Benue or any Northern State, must have access to the same sophisticated weapons that the marauders have.

He also vowed that his administration will continue to support the operational capacity of all security agencies in the State, both in terms of equipment and the welfare of their personnel.

Akeredolu averred that the commitment of his administration to the safety and welfare of the people of the State and investors remains unshaken.