Ondo Amotekun Officers: We only Asked for Appointment Letters — then our Lives were Threatened - Thepodiummedia

Ondo Amotekun Officers: We only Asked for Appointment Letters — then our Lives were Threatened - Thepodiummedia

The Amotekun corps was established in Ondo in 2020 as part of a regional security initiative to combat rising insecurity, like kidnapping and banditry, and has since become a symbol of local empowerment. Modelled after community policing, the outfit recruits locals, including retired security personnel and civilians, to bolster state efforts against crime. Yet, beneath its mandate to protect lives and property lies a brewing crisis over worker r…