Criminals have advantage over us, Amotekun commander laments
- Amotekun commander in Ondo state says criminals have better weapons than security agencies
- As a result of this, he urged the government to allow them to carry sophisticated weapons
- Going further, he disclosed that the state Amotekun is renumerating its personnel well
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To perform effectively, the Ondo state Security outfit, codenamed Amotekun corps, needs sophsticated weapons.
This was disclosed by Chief Adetunji Adeleye, the commmander of the scurity outfit.
According to him, criminals have an advantage in terms of weapons over the security agencies in the southwest.
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Going further, he pleaded with the government to remove limitations to the crime-bursting responsibility of the corps in the region by allowing it carry sophisticated weapons.
He said:
” The agencies are looking forward to acquiring more state-of-the-art equipment to combat insecurity in the states. There’s a need to procure modern equipment to confront criminals.
Meanwhile, he claimed that the state chapter of Amotekun is paying its personnel well.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng hd reported that Amotekun operatives in Ondo state blamed illegal miners for the killing of a farmer and a vigilante operative at the Jugbere Farm Settlement in Owo area of the state.
The security network stated that herdsmen were not responsible for the killings.
The director-general of the Amotekun corps, Adetunji Adeleye, said four suspects connected to the attack have been arrested.
In other news, the federal government has said that it would recruit 30,960 graduates as community security officers to implement the policy of the Community Safety and Human Security Programme (CSHSP) in Nigeria.
Each of the 774 local governments in the country would have 40 officers.
The minister of special duties and inter-government affairs, George Akume, said this was to strategise on ways to reduce crimes and violence in the country.
Aanu Adegun is a politics and current affairs content editor at Legit.ng with over 7 years of experience in both digital and traditional media. A graduate of English Studies from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo state, Aanu started his journalism career as a features writer. Aanu, who is also a creative writer has written books and children magazines. He once anchored some specialised pages of a national newspaper. Aanu is also a satirist.
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