Insecurity: Vigilante group in Ondo kicks, wants Akeredolu to expand states internal security architecture

Wants bill establishing the States Security Agency Network Amended

Dayo Johnson – Akure

The Vigilante Group of Nigeria, Ondo State Chapter has kicked against their exclusion in the State Security Network Agency.

Speaking in Akure, the commandant of the state Vigilante, Dr Akinwunmi Gideon said for proper security of lives and properties, the governor, Rotimi Akeredolu,  must “employ the principle of diversity of defense for expansion of internal security architecture of the state for better result.

Akinwunmi said: “We want the bill establishing the state Security Network Agency reviewed to accommodate vigilante group.

“We should be accepted formally into the security architecture of the state.

“This diversity of defense which is a principle in cyber security is also applicable intelligently to physical, human and national security if properly used and managed.

“This principle of diversification and expansion can be achieved by making Ondo State Security Network Agency, a separate agency in charge of the internal security in Ondo State and appoint someone with adequate and deep knowledge of both local and international security as the director general of the agency.

“Under this Ondo State Security Network Agency, there would be Amotekun Corps as an operational group with its own state commandant and also the governor should admit Ondo State Vigilante Service which is already registered under ministry of commerce in Ondo State for which I am the commander as another operational combatant group in Ondo State.

“These two, Amotekun Corps and Ondo State Vigilante Service shall both be under the Ondo State Security Network Agency, with an appointed director general as the overseer of both in Ondo State.

“l am very certain that the combination of Amotekun Corps and Ondo State Vigilante Service as internal security in Ondo State will certainly achieve greater success in providing adequate…