Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde on Monday inaugurated the State Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun at the state’s capital, Ibadan.
At the inauguration of Oyo Amotekun, the governor promised to unveil new security strategies to address frequent insecurity facing the state while he also assured residents in the state that his administration would do everything possible to restore peace and end frequent attack.
The Governor gave the assurance during an inauguration ceremony of Oyo state security network agency and Amotekun corps governing board held at the executive council chambers of the Governor’s office.
Governor Makinde also emphasized that with the inauguration of a governing board for Amokutun corps, visible actions would be seen, particularly in assisting to reduce insecurity, fostering inter agency cooperation as well as promoting regional security integration.
The Governor equally appealed to political actors to refrain from destroying the state by leaveraging on security challenges to peddle negativity for political gains, while imploring residents to effectively cooperate with security operatives to abate the tension of insecurity
He pledged to continually take the security of lives and properties seriously, as his administration had remain committed to the task, adding that collective responsibility should be considered necessary
The 12 man governing board of Amotekun corps, would be chaired by Brigadier General Kunle Togun Rtd, a representative each from federal security agencies, a representative each from the three senatorial districts and the Onpetu of Ijero, Oba Sunday Oyediran as representative for the traditional institution.
