A group of concerned Yoruba indigenes have warned South West governors over the modus operandi of the yet to be launched Operation Amotekun in Oyo, Ondo, Ekiti, Osun, Lagos and Ogun.
Leader of Ajoro Ekiti, Mr Dare Ariyo-Atoye, raised the alarm weekend that that the surveillance group to be formerly launched on Thursday must not be abused or used to settle scores.
Ariyo-Atoye said: “The responsibilities of the security outfit must be well-spelt out. Amotekun must not be abused or misused like the ethnic militia groups which are being used to settle scores. It must be a security outfit keeping vigil on our bushes and borders and it should not involve in private matter or politics.”
“In today’s world, drones are deployed for surveillance and if this gadget or other security information generating platforms are not deployed to survey our bushes to actually complement the operatives’ efforts, it may record low achievement,” he opined.
Ariyo-Atoye urged Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, to step up efforts for enhancement of security of the state and as well ensure that no portion of Ekiti was forcibly taken by any group or other ethnic nationality.
He advised that the governor could boost security in the State by assisting the police with five patrol vans per council in addition to encouragement for personnel, saying, “We have committed policemen and women who can secure our land with necessary security gadgets and encouragement. Ekiti deserves the best and our people must be secured.
“The state government should not just make hasty conclusion that the Orin Ekiti issue was a rumour or an issue blown out of proportion. But let me give assurances that nobody will be allowed to take Ekiti land. Either now or in future, any land hijacked from Ekiti people shall be recovered,” he said.
Furthermore, the group urged the governor to increase the level of infrastructural development in the State and as well encourage farmers to venture into bush meat rearing in commercial quantity for more productivity in agriculture and other exceptional innovations for employment generation.
