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Allow Amotekun Carry Sophisticated Weapons, Akeredolu Begs F.G
In a bid to protect the people better, the Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu has appealed to the Federal Government to allow Amotekun Corps to carry sophisticated weapons.
The governor made this known on Wednesday at the inauguration of the newly reconstructed office complex on the premises of the Ondo State Oil Producing Area Development Commission in Oba-Ile, in the Akure North Local Government Area of the state.
“Here, we are spending our money on Amotekun. And what I said in my statement titled ‘Who actually needs weapon’ was that the Federal Government should allow Amotekun carry sophisticated weapons like those whom they awarded pipelines surveillance contract.
“If you can allow individuals to carry heavy arms to protect pipelines, why won’t you allow Amotekun to carry sophisticated weapons to protect the people. The oil facilities are not more important than the lives of the people,” he said.