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Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde Wednesday said 200 members of the Western Nigeria Security Network in Oyo State codenamed Amotekun have been deployed to address the security challenges in the state.
Makinde said the additional deployment of the security outfit is to “rid the forests of criminals” carrying out kidnapping/banditry in the state especially in the Ibarapa and Oke-Ogun zones.
According to the governor, the decision was reached at a security meeting held with representatives of Igangan, Ibarapa, which was attended by security stakeholders. x
“They will be presenting daily reports of their activities to me in the short run and periodic reports in the long run,” Makinde said in series of tweets.