The Ondo State Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun Corps, yesterday, commenced the training for the 600 people newly recruited by the corps.
The development is coming on the heels of the approval of the state governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, to employ more personnel in the state security outfit for better performance.
The state Commander of the Amotekun, Chief Adetunji Adeleye spoke at the opening of the training program held at the Technical College in Owo, the headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of the state, explained that the 600 successful candidates were shortlisted out of 14,500 applicants.
According to him, the recruits would undergo basic Amotekun training which, are intelligence, combat, arm usage, monitoring, intervention, quick response, and other security issues.
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Addressing the trainees, he said, ‘There are 600 trainees in this camp as well as numeral instructors who are professionals in their respective fields. You are advised to abide by the rules and regulations as regimentation and discipline are the order of the day.
‘You will undergo series of lectures, drills, basic tactics, and weapon handling during the course of your training. These would be carefully fashioned purposefully to bring out the best in you.’
In his remarks, the Special Adviser to Akeredolu on Security Matters, Alhaji Jimoh Dojumo, emphasised that the government had put everything in place to ensure adequate security in the state.
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