A lawyer, Ifeoluwa Fasoranti, at the weekend, urged the
Federal Government to emulate the successful security strategy employed by the
Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN), otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, in
the Southwest region in the wake of insecurity in the country.
The legal practitioner, who also said that the establishment
of state police should be considered, emphasized the need for government to decentralize
security operations and empower states to establish their own police forces to
tackle the rising security challenges.
Fasoranti, who spoke with newsmen in Akure, the Ondo State
capital, lamented that innocent Nigerians were being lost in the hands of
criminals.
According to him, the effectiveness of Amotekun Corps in
combating various forms of criminal activities, including kidnapping, banditry,
and communal clashes in the Southwest region, has been top-notch.
He stressed that the intelligence gathering employed by the
Amotekun Corps had yielded positive results.
Fasoranti, while urging lawmakers from the Southwest to prioritize
the region’s security challenges above other initiatives, such as “motorcycle”
empowerment, which he deemed secondary to the pressing issue of insecurity,
said: “The Federal Government should learn from the achievements of Amotekun
and the peace they have been able to achieve during the late former Governor
Oluwarotimi Akeredolu as the leader of the team.
“There should be liberalization of arms. Let the state police
be established by the power of the National Assembly.
“Let the Southwest representatives take this decision to the
National Assembly as the position of the region for passage.
“This should be our demand for now to senators and reps’
members. No plastic empowerment, no Okada or grinding machines. We need to
secure our people so that our food security can be maintained.”
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