He said the state had received an invitation to the launch of Operation Amotekun and would be at the venue in Ibadan. He said, “I don’t think anything is stopping the launch of Operation Amotekun tomorrow (Thursday). That is the idea behind Operation Amotekun. But I say Operation Amotekun will, in fact, help the police because they are the local people that know everywhere and understand the terrain very well. Even if something is happening you can approach them and the men of the Operation Amotekun will also call the police for backup.”Fayemi, IGP meetMeanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has endorsed the Operation Amotekun.

Source: Punch January 08, 2020 23:26 UTC