By Oludamisi Ojo.
The Osun Amotekun Corps has deployed its personnel to guard churches and mosques in the State following the Sunday, June 5, 2022 shooting incident, which claimed the lives of several worshippers at Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State.
In a statement by Yusuf Idowu, the
the measure was aimed at ensuring adequate security for all the residents of the State.
The Osun Amotekun spokesperson also stated that part of the aim of the action taken was to strengthen the security apparatus in the State and protect the lives and property of the residents against any form of criminality.
“The corps would continue to adopt proactive security strategies against any form of security threat in the State.
“Sufficient personnel had been assigned to provide security for the churches and mosques in the State.
“We are also patrolling the entire State against any form of security threats.
“We will continue to map out comprehensive security measures that will enable us to apprehend all kinds of criminals in the State.
“We have deployed corps to all the churches and mosques in all the nook and cranny of the State to secure our people from any form of attack by the criminals,” the spokesperson said.
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He urged stakeholders to sensitize residents to volunteer timely information that would aid the corps in apprehending criminal elements, they also assured that there was no cause for alarm.
