Oyo APC questions governor over reported deaths of over 200 Amotekun personnel

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has voiced strong criticism and concern over the reported deaths of over 200 members of the Western Nigeria Security Network, known as the Amotekun Corps.

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The party, in a statement released by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, in Ibadan, the state capital, called on Governor Seyi Makinde to provide more details about the revelation and ensure that the corps officials, as well as all responsible residents, were protected by his administration.

The party described the revelation, made by Governor Seyi Makinde, as "saddening, alarming and unacceptable." The APC's Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, stated that the governor's manner of disclosing the high casualty figure was "flippant, trivial and insensitive," likening it to discussing the deaths of livestock rather than dedicated security personnel.

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With this ugly development, there is no denying the fact that the current administration in Oyo does not attach much importance to the lives of the people.

"With this ugly development, there is no denying the fact that the current administration in Oyo does not attach much importance to the lives of the people," the APC statement read. The party questioned why the governor withheld specific details about the circumstances leading to these fatalities, suggesting it indicated a high crime rate in the state that the government might be concealing.

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For Oyo to have recorded such a high number of fatalities among its security team, it indicates that crime rates in the state have reached the crescendo while the state government covers up a whole lot of things.

Furthermore, the APC raised questions about the operational conditions and welfare of the Amotekun Corps. They alleged a lack of synergy between the corps and federal security agencies due to "needless ego and cluelessness" on the part of the governor. The party called for the deployment of competent personnel, improved training, and better welfare packages to ensure operatives work with "minimum risk and high motivation," and urged an end to the deployment of corps members to manage private properties for political associates.

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From our own discreet investigations, we found that Makinde has failed to work a synergy between the corps and the federal security agencies on account of needless ego and cluelessness.