Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, says he is not pleased
with the security architecture in the country.
Speaking at a governorship debate organised by Channels
Television on Wednesday, Akeredolu said the failure of the current security
architecture led to the creation of Amotekun, the western Nigeria security
network (WNSN).
Recall that the federal government and states
in the south-west had, in January, reached an agreement to draw up a legal
framework for Amotekun.
Speaking at the debate on Wednesday, Akeredolu said it was
not reasonable that governors are referred to as chief security officers, when
they have no power over policing within their domains.
“I can assure you
that I am not pleased with our security architecture in the country today. I am
one of the strong advocates for multi-level policing, and that the country is
ripe for it. I believe that to have a single command, for instance, for our police,
can now ensure the security we need.
“For us as a state, or state governors, to be called the
chief security officers without having powers does not make sense. That is one
of the reasons that led to a number of us — those of us in the south-west — to
create the south-west security network, which we christened Amotekun.
“Amotekun, as you know, is backed by law. Amotekun has come
to stay, and we are making a case that ‘look, as chief security officers, those
who have been saddled with the responsibility of the security of lives and
properties of our states, we have a stake.’
“I believe that the
police are saddled with a lot of things. It might be that things are getting
out of their hands, and they don’t have the numbers. So, we are prepared as a
state to assist, so that we can work together. And that is the essence of
Amotekun.”
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