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In what has been described by many as a Major move by the South West Governor’s forum which would see to a great reduction in the high and alarming rates of insecurities in the state, The Ondo State Governor Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN, during the passing out Parade of the Pioneer Amotekun Corps today 11th of August charged the officers to live up the expectations of the people.
The governor speaking at the event stated that it is quite horrible to note that marauders have now laid siege to the highways as well as the farmlands waiting to kidnap anyone insight, an incident which is threatening the good and peaceful outlook which the southwest region is highly noted for.
However, he stated that the creation of the Amotekun Corps will see to it that region confronts the challenge of insecurity which has been troubling the region. He explained that the launch of the security agency is not to serve or act as a parallel security structure to any of the security agencies, but it was rather set up to complement the existing security structure.
According to the Governor, “the Ondo Security Network Agency is to oversee the management of the personnel as well as ensure logistic support to our security agencies particularly in areas of local intelligence gathering and sharing. I am in not in doubt of the capacity of the current leadership of the Agency to ensure that the objectives and targets of establishing the corps are achieved going by their pedigree and antecedents.”
Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu charged them to ensure that they put into demonstration all that they had learned during their four weeks intensive training while also praising the Pioneer Commander of the Corps who despite the paucity of funds has taken the bull by the horn, producing the first set of the Amotekun Officers in the state within a short period of time. He also admonished the traditional rulers and all other existing security agencies to give the necessary support to the Corps as the Corps would be carrying out their respective assignment in the state.
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