OGBOMOSO INFO

The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria Commission disclosed on Tuesday that the take-off of the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Operation Amotekun was delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Commission, the restriction of movements, as well as the ban on gatherings to curtail the spread of the virus, affected the plan of the regional security outfit. OgbomosoInfo had reported that Amotekun was initiated in late 2019 as a response to the growing insecurity in the South-West. The State Assemblies in the region had also given legal backing to the initiative. DAWN Commission in a statement on Tuesday said the states were yet to conclude the recruitment processes before COVID-19 broke out. This was in reaction to the call by residents of the region, especially in Lagos and Ogun States, that Amotekun should rise to their rescue in the face of the increasing rate of criminality confronting them during the lockdown period. “Unfortunately...