Amotekun: Gov Makinde Says, Operations Won’t Undermine FG’s Security System

The executive Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has stressed that the establishment of the Southwest security outfit known as the Amotekun won’t undermined the Federal government’s security system.

Makinde disclosed while giving his welcome address at the lunch of the operation Amotekun in the state capital of Ibadan on Thursday.

It could be recalled that The six south-west governors, June last year, jointly brainstormed in Ibadan to come up with a new security architecture for the southwest to effectively tackle insecurity through the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria Commission (DAWN).

The region’s governors at the summit proposed the establishment of a regional security outfit codenamed Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN). The outfit, which has its members drawn from local hunters, the Odua Peoples Congress (OPC) and Vigilante group, will work with other security agencies and traditional rulers for effective community security.

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Makinde reiterated the need for the outfit to ensure indigenes and settlers sleep with their two eyes closed and go about their day to day activities in the state.

According to him: “It is time for us to be brave. Six months ago, we met, right here in Oyo State and decided to set up a regional collaborative security agency. And I am happy that we followed through. With our sister states Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, and Osun, Oyo State is launching Amotekun, The Western Nigeria Security Network.”

“As governors of these states, it is our priority to ensure that both indigenes and settlers living within the boundaries of our various states can carry out their legitimate activities in a secure environment. The security of their lives and properties should be of paramount importance.”

“Our regional integration, our coming together, should be seen in one light and one light alone: That we are coming together to fight a common enemy.”

“That enemy is not Nigeria; the enemies are the elements among us and their affiliates who are determined to cause commotion within the borders of our states and threaten our peaceful coexistence.”

“As this launch proceeds today, we will find that this architecture we have put together is in harmony with the Constitution that we swore to protect. We will also learn that everything we have outlined to do with Amotekun is in line with the existing security architecture in Nigeria. All we are doing is creating an appendage of local vigilantes that will feed the current state apparatus,” Makinde said.