Oyetola Inaugurates 360 Newlyrecruited Amotekun Officers
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, yesterday inaugurated 360 newly-recruited officers into the State Security Network Agency otherwise known as Amotekun Corps.
This followed the completion of the 23-day intensive training programme the personnel underwent as part of efforts to make them professionally savvy and prepare them for the task ahead.
Speaking at the passingout-parade ceremony for the new Amotekun Corps officers held in Ejigbo, the governor stated that his administration commitment to security, safety and welfare of the people remained irrevocable.
He added that his administration had given security the prime position in the state, as it is critical to its development agenda and a strategy for revolutionising the state economy.
The governor charged the new Amotekun Corps personnel to display the highest level of professionalism, discipline, competence, integrity and Omoluabi ethos in the discharge of their duty to protect the people and the state.
He also implored the citizens and residents of the state to cooperate with the Corps operatives in order to make security management easy and peaceful.
“All Osun citizens must own the Corps and provide them with information that would help them to effectively protect us,” Oyetola added.
Speaking further, the governor said: “Amotekun is created to collaborate with the security agencies and the vigilance groups and hunters across the state in order to ensure security in a peaceful, harmonious and professional manner.
“Let me also remind you all that by the nature of Amotekun operations and network, yours is a complementary and collaborative security outfit. I therefore urge you to collaborate with your colleagues in neighbouring South-west states to keep our region and our people safe.
“Security is critical to our development agenda and a strategy for revolutionising the economy of the state. Consequently, you have a crucial role to play in attaining this noble objective. You must therefore secure the state with integrity, civility and a high sense of responsibility.