Insecurity: Unseal Amotekun To Contain Banditry, Kidnapping – Adeleke To IGP
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has warned against the spillover of banditry and kidnapping from Kwara state into Osun, urging the police to immediately lift the ban on Amotekun operations to combat the emerging threats.
The governor while responding to another case of kidnapping at Ora Igbomina area, said the state is handicapped in its security response as the Amotekun service has remained sealed by the police with her top officers in detention without trial for several months.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that the Amotekun operation base was sealed following the arrest of some personnel of the security agency after their alleged involvement in the killings of some residents of Akinlalu community in Ife North local government.
The governor in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, posited that the Amotekun service had developed the containment expertise especially in the rural border areas, submitting that the police’s shutting down of the service operations has created a big gap being exploited by bandits and criminals.
Governor Adeleke called on the Inspector General of Police to charge those detained to court and unseal the service, adding that further delay may endanger the rural population and open the state to further criminal infiltration.
“I am taking this matter to the public domain in view of another kidnapping at Ora Igbomina. Closing down Amotekun exposes Osun people to serious risks. I call on the Inspector General of Police to unseal Amotekun and allow its operatives to secure my people across the grassroots.
“Those officers in detention should be charged to court after several months of incarceration. Any further delay in the unsealing of Amotekun will further jeopardise the safety and security of our people”, the Governor was quoted as saying.
Insecurity: Unseal Amotekun To Contain Banditry, Kidnapping – Adeleke To IGP
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has warned against the spillover of banditry and kidnapping from Kwara state into Osun, urging the police to immediately lift the ban on Amotekun operations to combat the emerging threats.
The governor while responding to another case of kidnapping at Ora Igbomina area, said the state is handicapped in its security response as the Amotekun service has remained sealed by the police with her top officers in detention without trial for several months.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that the Amotekun operation base was sealed following the arrest of some personnel of the security agency after their alleged involvement in the killings of some residents of Akinlalu community in Ife North local government.
The governor in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, posited that the Amotekun service had developed the containment expertise especially in the rural border areas, submitting that the police’s shutting down of the service operations has created a big gap being exploited by bandits and criminals.
Governor Adeleke called on the Inspector General of Police to charge those detained to court and unseal the service, adding that further delay may endanger the rural population and open the state to further criminal infiltration.
“I am taking this matter to the public domain in view of another kidnapping at Ora Igbomina. Closing down Amotekun exposes Osun people to serious risks. I call on the Inspector General of Police to unseal Amotekun and allow its operatives to secure my people across the grassroots.
“Those officers in detention should be charged to court after several months of incarceration. Any further delay in the unsealing of Amotekun will further jeopardise the safety and security of our people”, the Governor was quoted as saying.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
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