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Soyinka becomes Amotekun super marshal
Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has inaugurated the state’s wing of the Southwest joint security outfit called Amotekun.
He said it was not meant to compete with other security agencies, but to further strength the security apparatus of the state.
Speaking yesterday at the inauguration of the Amotekun at the Arcade Ground, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Governor Abiodun, who decorated Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka as “the super marshal of Amotekun Corps”, noted that the security challenges facing the state and the nation as a whole needed the cooperation of Nigerians and security agencies.
Speaking on behalf of monarchs, the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, said although Ogun was one of the safest states in the country, much needed to be done to make it crime-free.
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Prof. Soyinka noted that the Amotekun was not created to replace other security agencies.
He decried the invasion of his Abeokuta home by yet-to-be-identified burglars.”‘
He said he reported the incident to the police and learnt that the matter was brought to the attention of the disbanded “Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)”, but rued that no one had given him feedback on the outcome of the case.
Police Commissioner Mr. Edward Ajogun said a lot of ground needed to be covered in the war against crime.
The Director General, Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission, Mr. Seye Oyeleye, said Amotekun was a child of necessity and not a regional army.
He added that it was formed to provide security in the Southwest.
