Osun Amotekun boss warns criminals
—Denied indicted by ENDSARS tragedy
By The NewsPostage
The newly appointed of Osun State commander of Amotekun corps, Dr Omoyele Adekunle has warned those with criminal tendencies to have a rethink or be ready to face the full weight of the law .
Adekjunle who just assumed duty at Amotekun command office in osogbo said he has come to ensure that people of the state sleep with their two eye close just as he appealed to the general public to give useful information that will help solve crime related issues happening in the state .
To achieved this task ,the commander hinted that Amotekun operatives will work in collaboration with other sister security agencies in a bid to achieved a crime free society that everybody will be proud of .
Speaking with our correspondent in an interview, Adekunle said the job of effective crime detection,control and p protection is the responsibility of all and sundry and not limited to the security agencies alone
His words “I have come to ensure that every citizens in osun state sleep with his or her eyes closed .To achieved this feat there must be joint collolaborative efforts by all security agencies in ensuring the safety of lives and property is guaranteed .Under my leadership we are going to have a new Amotekun which every body will be proud of .
“There will be training and re-traning of my men to be able to meet the challenges of securing our immediate environment. We are going to engaged our men in military and police training .We will trained them weaponry and also engaged them on combatant training .We are going to form tactical squad , Anti- bomb section ,Anti- Cultism amongst others .
On area of recruitment, the Amotekun commander said a proposal has been send to the governor waiting for approval .
“We have a governor that has interest in safety and security of his people .I believe he will give us go ahead to recruit more men in other to be able to face the task of curbing crime and criminality happening in the society.
While saying that the newly appointed chairman of Amotekun in the state AIG Abass( RTD) is knowledgeable in area of security said his wealth of experience will surely bring to bear.
Amotekun boss who said he will ensure that all personnel of the corps are civil in their conduct especially while dealing with the members of the public hinted that any body found to have go against the core mandate of the agency if caught will be dealt with accordingly.
The commander who reacted to the allegation by faceless group that he was indicted in the ENDSARS tragedy said he was never indicted by any constituted ENDSARS panel .
“I was never in the state during ENDSARS crisis. I was in Jos in pleatue state .I don’t know where the faceless group came with that unfounded allegations against me .I was OC SARS for 9years and I have never found wanting .A responsible media organization will verify any report before rushing to the press .Those group are faceless I have clean record in my 35 years in the force .”
Through out my service year in the Nigeria police Force I have never gone outs without security or Orderly .
“I visit joint and drink with my friend .and this is because I am free minded person .I was at a beer parlour one faithful day a released suspected armed robber came inside the joint and bought me 6 bottles of Trophy .I could not remember him again until he started narrating his story on how he was arrested and detained at SARS custody .The man prostrated thanking me because he was released because investigation conducted show he was not among the three armed robbery suspects we arrested .
He, however urged the general public to disregard unfounded allegations and join hands in assisting him to succeed in his primary assignment.
