Governors of states in the
south-west will donate 100 patrol vehicles to a proposed joint security outfit
for the region.
In a statement issued on Monday,
Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun state, said each of the six states in the region
will donate 20 vehicles, communication gadgets and personnel for the security
outfit named Amotekun.
In July, the governors of Ondo,
Ogun, Osun, Ekiti, Lagos and Oyo set up the joint task force to contain the
security threats in the region.
In August, the office of the
national security adviser (NSA) granted approval for the outfit.
Speaking during a fundraiser
organised by the state security trust fund board on Sunday, the governor said
the security agencies in the state do not have adequate equipment to curb
insecurity.
“In conjunction with the
Development Agenda for Western Nigeria Commission, the five South-West states
have agreed to set up a joint patrol team that will be called Amotekun,” he
said.
“Each of the state is required to
donate at least 20 patrol vehicles, communication equipment and personnel to
the task force. The personnel will be recruited from the police, army,
vigilance groups and hunters.
“It is shameful that our security
agencies do not have a communication system or equipment within the state,
meaning that the Commissioner of Police cannot speak with his counterpart in
the military, Department of State Services or worse still, he cannot speak with
his Area commander, Divisional Police Officers of police stations across the
state.
“Their vehicles are not
functioning very well; no tracking devices, no enough finance; so, we are
looking at correcting those anomalies with our security trust fund.”
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