Inspector- General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, on Thursday disclosed that the community policing arrangement of the Federal Government would be integrated into the Southwest Regional Security Operation code-named Operation Amotekun.
The IGP made this known at a security meeting on community policing with the Southwest Governors’ Forum in Lagos on Thursday.
Adamu said, “This is the second meeting we have held with the governors of the Southwest region concerning the creation of Operation Amotekun. The just-concluded meeting discussed and fine-tuned Amotekun.
Every state has one form of security arrangement, whether it is vigilante or neighborhood watch that is working with security agencies in the states to fight crime. Amotekun is not different from these initiatives. We have agreed that the community policing strategy be infused into the Amotekun structure so that policing will be the initiative of the community members.”
Adamu said the police would be part of the recruitment, training, and deployment of personnel to be assigned for Amotekun operations, adding that the initiative will work complementarily with the community policing model.
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