Aiyedatiwa: I’ll Sustain ‘Amotekun’ Initiative

*Corps commanders hold candlelight walk for Akeredolu 

Ondo State Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa has said his government would continue to work with the governors of the south-west zone to ensure the continuity of the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps.

Aiyedatiwa gave the assurance after a five km walk in Akure, the Ondo State capital, by Amotekun Corps officers, led by Amotekun commanders of the five South West states of Ekiti, Oyo, Osun, Ogun, and Ondo.
Aiyedatiwa appreciated the corps for protecting lives and properties of citizens in the zone and noted that their activities over the years in protecting the people could not be over-emphasised.

“I can assure you that Amotekun will be sustained because of its role in society. Because the security of lives and properties of the people of the south-west zone is very important to us, we will use whatever is in our possession to support and sustain it,” he said.
Aiyedatiwa, therefore, commended the Amotekun corps commanders and their men for honouring the late Akeredolu, “whose passage was a monumental loss to the state and Amotekun as a whole.”

Responding on behalf of the commanders, Mr Adetunji Adeleye, Commander of Ondo State Security Network, noted that the late Akeredolu would continue to be remembered for his legacy.

Adeleye, who is the Chairman of the South West Amotekun Commanders, said the formation has come to stay and all states in the region were poised to continue protecting the region from criminals.