{"id":105710,"date":"2021-11-11T13:16:55","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T12:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=105710"},"modified":"2021-11-11T13:17:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T12:17:45","slug":"insecurity-bandits-fear-amotekun-more-ex-nigerian-ambassador-seeks-funding-for-local-security-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/11\/11\/insecurity-bandits-fear-amotekun-more-ex-nigerian-ambassador-seeks-funding-for-local-security-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"Insecurity: \u2018Bandits fear Amotekun more\u2019 \u2014 Ex- Nigerian ambassador seeks funding for local security networks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Akinyemi Farounbi, Nigeria&#8217;s former ambassador to the Philippines, has remarked that the Western Nigeria Security Network, popularly known as Amotekun, should be well-funded because bandits are more afraid of them.<\/p>\n<p>South-west governors established Amotekun as a regional organization in January 2021 to combat insecurity issues such as kidnapping and banditry.<\/p>\n<p>Farounbi now says the fact that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/10\/27\/amotekun-apprehends-notorious-burglar-in-osun\/\">Amotekun<\/a> personnel are drawn from the grassroots, and they understand the culture and language of the people differentiates them from the police.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_59476\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59476\" style=\"width: 711px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-59476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/ola_peter\/2021\/07\/17\/breaking-suspected-killer-herdsmen-attack-igangan-again-shoot-residents-kill-amotekun-leader.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"711\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/ola_peter\/2021\/07\/17\/breaking-suspected-killer-herdsmen-attack-igangan-again-shoot-residents-kill-amotekun-leader.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/ola_peter\/2021\/07\/17\/breaking-suspected-killer-herdsmen-attack-igangan-again-shoot-residents-kill-amotekun-leader-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/ola_peter\/2021\/07\/17\/breaking-suspected-killer-herdsmen-attack-igangan-again-shoot-residents-kill-amotekun-leader-1024x796.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/ola_peter\/2021\/07\/17\/breaking-suspected-killer-herdsmen-attack-igangan-again-shoot-residents-kill-amotekun-leader-768x597.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-59476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">File Photo: Members of Amotekun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/04\/04\/amotekun-rescues-three-kidnap-victims-in-ondo\/\">Amotekun<\/a> should be well-funded to enable the outfit to achieve its security mandate, as well as discourage operatives from extorting citizens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey can be informal without being regimented like other agencies. They are feared more by bandits and criminals. Amotekun is one of the best decisions made by the government,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor now, I know it is not adequately funded. I know the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/07\/22\/amotekun-corps-allegedly-kill-two-party-attendees-in-ibadan\/\">Amotekun<\/a> security outfit would love to have at least 15 to 25 persons per local government area in Oyo state, but they need funds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen an agency is well funded and the welfare of the personnel is well taken care of to compensate for the dangers they face from bandits, kidnappers among others, the tendency to extort would not be there.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Akinyemi Farounbi, Nigeria&#8217;s former ambassador to the Philippines, has remarked that the Western Nigeria Security Network, popularly known as Amotekun, should be well-funded because bandits are more afraid of them. 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