Plan to deploy 200 Amotekun operatives to Ibarapa, Oke-Ogun zones
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, yesterday, said that his administration was implementing measures that would restore peace in Ibarapa, Oke-Ogun and other regions of the state.
Part of the measures, according to him, include applying the Oyo State Open Rearing and Grazing Regulation Law, 2019, documentation of foreigners living in the state and ensuring synergy among security outfits in the state.
The governor, who disclosed this on his verified social media pages, said that the measures would ensure peaceful co-existence among residents in parts of the state.
He said that 200 operatives of the Western Nigeria Security outfit, code-named Amotekun, would be deployed to Ibarapa and Oke-Ogun zones.
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GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, yesterday, disclosed the security measures his administration has adopted to tackle insecurity in Ibarapa land, Oke-Ogun and other regions of Oyo State.
This came on a day the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, yesterday, vowed to fish out those burnt the house of Chief Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho.
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Wednesday, revealed the security measures his administration has adopted to tackle insecurity in Ibarapaland, Oke-Ogun and other regions of Oyo State.
Makinde, who made this known on his verified social media pages, noted that more officers and men of the Western Nigeria Security outfit code-named Amotekun will be deployed to Ibarapa zone.
His words: “Following the meeting held with representatives of Igangan, Ibarapaland which was attended by security stakeholders including the recently appointed Commissioner of Police, Oyo State, Mrs. Ngozi Onadeko, our administration has come up with a security strategy for that zone. The strategy includes.”
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has announced the deployment of additional operatives of the Amotekun Corps to Ibarapaland.
The move is part the government’s security strategy for that zone following the meeting held with representatives of Igangan, Ibarapaland which was attended by security stakeholders including the recently appointed Commissioner of Police, Oyo State, Ngozi Onadeko.
Giving details on the new strategy in a release on Wednesday, Governor Makinde stated that “We have resolved to redeploy 200 members of the Oyo State Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun to kidnapping/banditry hotspots in the state, especially in the Ibarapa and Oke-Ogun zones. These operatives will launch missions to rid the forests of criminals. They will be presenting daily reports of the activities to me in the short run and periodic reports in the long run.
The directive was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday, in Ibadan.
by Saharareporters, New York
Jan 27, 2021
Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has directed the immediate deployment of 200 operatives of the Oyo State Western Nigeria Security Network, better known as Amotekun, to the Ibarapa Local Government Area of the state.
The directive was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday, in Ibadan.
Seyi Makinde
Makinde said the deployment of the Amotekun Corps followed a meeting with security agencies and stakeholders in the crisis-torn area.
There has been a crisis between Ibarapa indigenes and Fulani herdsmen accused of perpetrating crimes ranging from kidnappings, killings, rape to invasion of farmland with their cattle in the area.