Amotekun: Yoruba World Congress begins protest in Osun
- The rally organised in support of Operation Amotekun in Osun state has commenced
- The police are reportedly on ground keeping watch to ensure the protest does not turn violent
- The situation is, however, different in Lagos where a similar protest has been stopped by the police
The rally in support of the regional security outfit, Operation Amotekun, created by southwest governors has begun in Osogbo, the capital of Osun state.
Vanguard reports that the rally was organised by the Yoruba World Congress to solidarise with the security initiative.
Legit.ng gathers that the protesters started the solidarity march in the early hours of Tuesday, January 21, marching through different areas of the city.
Security operatives were reportedly sighted keeping watch to ensure the protest does not turn violent.
Source: UGC
The situation is, however, different in Lagos state as the police have reportedly stopped a similar solidarity march.
Police officers were also seen barricading the Gani Fawehinmi Park where the rally had been slated to take place, and by so doing, prevented entry to the place.
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Legit.ng had reported that governors in the region had said that there was no plan to back down on the already established Operation Amotekun in the geopolitical zone.
The governors on Sunday, January 19, said that the Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN), codenamed Operation Amotekun, had come to stay.
Speaking on the launch of the operation, the governor of Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu, stated that they won't give in into the blackmail within or outside the region that the establishment of the security outfit is illegal.
The security initiative has become a subject of heated and polarising discussions as stakeholders and elder statesmen from the southwest are in full support of the plan while some northern stakeholders kicked against it.
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