Leverage On UN Recognition To Equip Amotekun – Afenifere Tasks S-West Govs
Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, had called on governors in the South West states to leverage on the United Nations’ recognition of the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, to properly equip the outfit for better performance.
The group, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Jare Ajayi, described the international recognition as a morale booster for the security network.
He said, “The recognition of Amotekun by the United Nations is unprecedented in this part of the globe. Amotekun’s invitation to attend meetings of the body’s affiliates on security and human rights is a big morale booster. It is also a testament that those who brought it about and have been sustaining it were exemplary, as further attested to by some states in Nigeria who have shown interest in replicating the concept in their respective areas.”
The international recognition of July 7 as Amotekun Day, according to the organisation, “is unprecedented, to properly equip Amotekun corps, boost the morale of the personnel and provide all that is needed for the outfit to be able to perform optimally.”
Afenifere recalled that Amotekun’s formal recognition by the global body was made public last week by the President of the World Peace, Ambassador Peer Stafsen, while presenting the ‘certificate of affiliation’ to the Commandant of the Ondo State Amotekun Corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, in Akure.
It added that the formal recognition of Amotekun by the apex world body and its formal invitation to attend the annual security meeting “is a clear indication that the establishment of the outfit was a very good step to take. Its sustenance over the years despite various challenges is a testament to the resilience, vision and determination of all those who came up with the idea and those who have been keeping it alive.”
“We seize this opportunity to also call for an expeditious action on the establishment of state police and the provision of all that is needed to ensure that crime and banditry are reduced to the barest minimum,” Ajayi stated.
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