By Iyabo Adebisi
In a bid to improve the performance of the officers and men of the Oyo State Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun Corps, the Oyo State Government has organised a three-day intelligence gathering and investigative skills training for members of the corp
Declaring the training open, Governor ‘Seyi Makinde, who was represented by the Chief of Staff, Segun Ogunwuyi, held at the corps’ headquarters, Moniya Ibadan, said intelligence remained the most potent tool to stop crimes before they are committed.
He said the training was put together to sharpen the skill of men of the corps to nip crime in the bud.
The governor who said it has become imperative to apply intelligence-gathering and analysis to the conventional method of fighting crime, commended the leadership and men of the Amotekun Corps on their comportment and synergy with other security agencies to secure lives and property of the residents of the State
He added that with good leadership, the State has been able to prove to the whole world that “it is possible for the conventional Police, DSS and others to work with our own home-grown Amotekun Corps.”
The governor said: “Obviously, we have experts here and I am only here to declare the workshop open. Security intelligence gathering is an act of collecting, standardising and analysing data. It is a great tool in crime prevention as it enables crimes to be nipped in the bud even before they are committed.
“It is important to apply intelligence gathering to the conventional method of fighting crime. If we just go about with guns and cutlasses and say we are fighting crime, I am sorry, we have not done anything. If we put our minds to gathering intelligence, a lot of crimes will not even be committed in the first place.
“So, that is why it is good for us to be at this workshop, hear from the experts, and take that knowledge back home.
“I want to wish you well and enjoin you all to use the opportunity this three-day workshop will offer and utilise it to make our dear State safer.
“The participants were selected from the 33 local government areas, which means we want safety across the board in the state. So, with the training, we expected them to go back home and become trainers of other Amotekun Corps.”
In a remark, the Commandant, Oyo State Amotekun Corps, Colonel Olayinka Olayanju (rtd), said the training was packaged because the government realised the importance of enhancing the capacity of the Corps so that they could become more efficient in their operational engagement with the community.
Colonel Olayanju Rtd further charged participants to make use of the knowledge garnered in the course of the workshop to improve their effectiveness and efficiency during operations.
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