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AMOTEKUN: Facts About The New Western Security Scheme
The Operation Amotekun was launched on Thursday, 9th Jan 2020 at Ibadan. The security outfit consists of 6 South Western states in Nigeria. The aim of the joint security operation is protecting the lives and properties of the residents, farmlands of the South Western.
These are some of the interesting facts about the scheme.
1. Each state donated 20 vehicles each, making 120 Amotekun vehicles. The vehicles would be dispatched to the respective states.
2. The headquarters will be at Ibadan, Oyo State.
3. The size of the troops would be determined by what each of the six states had the capacity for and based on the level of security threat.
4. Every state government will fund the troops in its state. It is the capacity of a state that will determine the size of troops it needs.
5. The idea behind Operation Amotekun is in a bid to localizing policing
Salary of personnel will not be below the minimum wage.
6. Their operation will be seamless. If something is happening near the Oyo border, the Ogun Amotekun can cross into Oyo and vice versa.
These are photos from the launch
