Afenifere To Akeredolu : Amotekun A Forerunner For State Police

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Tuesday said that the clamour for restructuring in Nigeria has nothing to do with secession. 

Akeredolu, however, said at this crucial time, Nigeria’s security architecture needs restructuring, adding that the country itself must be restructured to show true federalism.

The Governor stated this when he received a delegation of the Pan-Yoruba Socio-political organisation, Afenifere, who paid him a visit in Akure, the Ondo State capital on Tuesday evening.

Afenifere, who hailed Akeredolu on the creation of the Western Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps said it is a forerunner to state police.

The group led by its General-Secretary, Basorun Sehinde Arogbofa commended the chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum for his tenacity and bravery on the creation of Amotekun in the region.

The Afenifere group said: “We salute your courage. We saw the Amotekun thing as a forerunner to the state police. The creation of Amotekun is a forerunner to the state Police which Afenifere has always advocated.

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“What can any government do without security? The security of lives and property should be a priority. We commend you.

“We acknowledge the leadership of Governor Akeredolu in bringing together the Southwest governors to tackle insecurity and making the security of lives and properties of the people a priority.

Responding, Akeredolu hailed Afenifere for acknowledging his efforts on security, while stressing that the security of lives and properties is crucial.

Akeredolu said, “Thank you for noting our efforts on the security of the state. You have captured it succinctly in a way that you can’t put it better. We met with a lot of forces and it was not easy and it is still not easy.

“When you are forced into a corner where you have a security outfit without the right to carry the right arms, but we thank God that in all of Amotekun’s efforts, we have not suffered any casualty.

“Amotekun is going to be a forerunner for state police. We believe that our security architecture needs total restructuring. There must be a multi-level system of policing.