Insecurity: We’re tired, we want Amotekun to start carrying firearms, says Ogun monarch

The Olota of Ota in Ogun State, Oba AbdulKabir Obalanlege, has thrown his weight behind the call for the Amotekun Corps to carry firearms against criminals.

The monarch also called for the introduction of community policing in the country so as to curb the insecurity in the country.

The Olota said this, on Monday, during a security summit held in Ota, the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of  the state.

The First Class Oba said he organised the summit due to the state of insecurity in the country with a view to igniting security consciousness in the people of his area.

He said, “There is need for us to be more security conscious and that is why I called this meeting.

“I agree 100 per cent that Amotekun should carry arms. This is because they are the ones that are closer to the grassroots.

“And within the grassroots, we have armed bandits, the Amotekun needs to be well-equipped to match in whatever challenge that is facing them.

“Whatever is within my domain is also my concern, that is why we support the introduction of community policing and that’s why we have been working together with the  security agencies to ensure that our domain is well taken care of in terms of security challenges.”

Also speaking at the summit, Sango Area Commander of the Nigeria Police Force, Muhammed Sanni, cautioned the people against raising false alarm.

Sanni said the command had received series of information, claiming that some herdsmen were trying to invade a community in the area, but, it was later found out to be false.

The Area Commander said, “Just last week, we received an information that some Fulani people were trying to invade a community. I quickly dispatched a team of my intelligence unit, they went there, after all said and done, they came back, but, behold they were able to discover that there was a man, who is a Yoruba man who rears goats and cow.

“This man is into animal business. He travelled and brought them to the community for the coming Ileya festival, so, the people without finding the fact raised the alarm. When we interviewed the man, he told us he bought the  animals for sale.

“We discovered that there was no breach of peace and there was nothing to worry about. Then, we are now putting our eyes on the man and the community.”