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On Amotekun we stand, Yoruba World Congress says, hold awareness march in Osun

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Different groups under the aegis of Yoruba World Congress on Tuesday stormed streets in Osogbo, Osun State for what was tagged ‘awareness march’ in support of the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun.

The march took off around 10:30 am at Nelson Mandela Freedom Park and moved to Okefia and to Olaiya Junction all within Osogbo metropolis, with the participants eulogising South West Governors for coming up with the security initiative.

Participating in the march were members of Agbekoya, Hunters Group of Nigeria and some civil society groups.

The participants were accompanied on the march by the police, operatives of Department of State Security, Civil Defense Corps.

Armed with a large banner with the inscription ‘On Amotekun We Stand,’ the participants urged all stakeholders in the region to support the security initiative since it was designed to check rising insecurity.

Speaking with newsmen at Olaiya Junction before the march moved to other parts of the state capital, Coordinator of the event, Dr Akin Adejumo, said the participants were not protesting the seeming opposition to the initiative.

He explained that the march was to sensitise the populace on the necessity of the Amotekun security initiative amidst rising insecurity in the region.

According to him, Western Nigeria Security Network was a response from South-West governors to the heinous crimes being perpetrated in states in the region.

He said the march was also to show governors in the region that the people were in support of Amotekun and to further get more people to back the initiative.

“We are telling government on behalf of our people that Amotekun has come to stay. It is a response to a very serious problem that is not typical to the South Western part of Nigeria.

“The region used to be known as the most peaceful part of the country for generations. That peace was being cut short by some calculated efforts by brigands and all forms of negative vibes.

“That is why we have to encourage the governors to stop the tide. We are here to show our support to the governors. For the first time, they have proved to be Omoluabi.

“They responded to the yearnings of the people. We are telling governors that we stand by them and Amotekun must survive the present blackmail,” Adejumo concluded.

See photos from the Osogbo march below:

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