The Western Nigeria Security Outfit Operation Amotekun (leopard) is to be launched today.
The South-West governors agreed to set up the security outfit at a summit organised by the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria last year.
The summit, which was attended by the governors, traditional rulers and other stakeholders in the South-West, was convened following serial killings and kidnapping in the zone by Fulani herdsmen.
Below are some of the things you need to know about the security outfit.


• Each state donated 20 vehicles each, making 120 Amotekun vehicles. The vehicles would be dispatched to the respective states.
• The headquarters will be at Ibadan, Oyo State.
• The Operational base will be in Gbongan, Osun State.
• The size of the troops would be determined by what each of the six states had capacity for and based on the level of security threat.
• Every state government will fund the troops in its state. It is the capacity of a state that will determine the size of troops it needs.
• The idea behind Operation Amotekun is in a bid to localizing policing
• Salary of personnel will not be below the minimum wage.
• Their operation will be seamless. If something is happening near the Oyo border, the Ogun Amotekun can cross into Oyo and vice versa.
sources:https://citadelng.com.ng/2020/01/09/operation-amotekun-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-western-security-scheme/

Brilliant

Just brilliant

This is how to tackle insecurity

More room for civilian abuse I don't like it

I hope this amotekun people will not later collect 50 naira from people because, because corruption is a canker worm that has eaten deep into the Nigeria forces. I hope they are being provided qith real weapons and gadgets not all this soldiers with cello tape gun

I hope the politicians will rubbish the operation.

Question is will it end well?


Will they be armed, will they be working in conjunction with our regular police


If the latter is in the agenda, forget it they will soon be initiated


How's the officers being selected?


Will they employ technology or will they be analogue as usual

DaBullIT:
Question is will it end well?


Will they be armed, will they be working in conjunction with our regular police


If the latter is in the agenda, forget it they will soon be initiated


How's the officers being selected?


Will they employ technology or will they be analogue as usual

I have my fears too, but let's just start from somewhere. If we do not start, then we will not get it. Let's make the mistakes and then make corrections and improve.

APCNig:


I have my fears too, but let's just start from somewhere. If we do not start, then we will not get it. Let's make the mistakes and then make corrections and improve.

Not saying we shouldn't take these steps, I'm worried will it be the default" doomed to fail" steps


I believe there's a bigger plan on the way I just hope this one is executed to near perfect level

And, their salary is NOT more than #13,000. A very deep sigh. Hmm!