Nigeria’s former ambassador to the Philippines, Akinyemi Farounbi has solicited more funds for operatives of the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun.
Speaking on the operations of Amotekun, Farounbi, in an interview in Ibadan, said the security outfits would be the best for local security if well-funded.
He said: “They can be informal without being regimented like other agencies. They are feared more by bandits and criminals. Amotekun is one of the best decisions made by the government,”
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“For now, I know it is not adequately funded. I know the Amotekun security outfit would love to have at least 15 to 25 persons per local government area in Oyo state, but they need funds.
“When an agency is well funded and the welfare of the personnel is well taken care of to compensate for the dangers they face from bandits, kidnappers among others, the tendency to extort would not be there.”
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