Ogun State Assembly has passed a resolution calling on the state government to reposition the state’s Amotekun Corps for effectiveness in securing lives and property of residents.
Mr. Babatunde Tella (APC-Abeokuta North) opened the debate on the motion, during a plenary in Abeokuta, yesterday, presided over by the Speaker, Oludaisi Elemide (APC-Odeda).
Tella, in his submission, reported the ineffectiveness of the Amotekun Corps following the demise of the State Commander, David Akinremi.
He noted that it was important to immediately appoint a new State Commander to oversee the activities of the agency and the need to recruit more capable and competent personnel to strengthen the corps’ operations.
The lawmaker further stated that this would help to tackle the incessant security breaches especially kidnappings and armed robberies being experienced in some parts of the state.
He said that the corps was in dire need of more personnel, who should be localised in the communities as well as ammunition and vehicles to enable them meet up with the responsibilities of providing adequate security.
