Adeleke urges 1,000 new Amotekun recruits to fight crime

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has charged the 1,150 newly recruited and trained personnel of Osun Amotekun Corps to be dedicated crime fighters and shun corruption in their daily undertakings.

The governor gave this charge at the passing-out parade of the Amotekun trainees at the NYSC Orientation Camp in Ede on Friday.

Governor Adeleke disclosed his administration’s determination to fully secure the state by opting to deepen the personnel structure and capacity of the security service.

Part of his strides was ensuring the appointment of new leadership with vast knowledge in security operations and law enforcement, adding, “Our administration then provided a befitting operational headquarters for the service to serve as a coordinating point.”

He added, “Details of the reform initiative include the expansion of the total number of personnel, upgraded training in law enforcement, and expansion of operational equipment and logistics for the service. Full implementation of the plans will strengthen the capacity of the Amotekun service to fulfill its mandate.”

Promising the agency that his administration will provide them with tools to work, Adeleke said: “We are gathered here to see the outcome of the implementation process. We have a new set of fully trained, operationally ready service personnel. This is the first batch of trainees. More of this training will be held in the near future.

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“In line with our administration’s commitment to the security of lives and properties, I assure the leadership and the rank and file of the service that our administration is focused on the full execution of the upgrade agenda. We will provide you with the required tools to work.”

The governor assured the Amotekun service that its requests for vehicles, bikes, and other operational equipment will be looked into immediately.

He charged the new trainees to demonstrate patriotic commitment to the service, urging them to be dedicated anti-crime fighters, avoid corruption, and other conduct that violates the law.