Giving more explanations on Operation Amotekun, Ogundana said vigilantes, the OPC members and local hunters billed for the operation in terms of gathering information, would be drawn from their communities. “The vigilantes, OPC members and hunters know the terrain very well. Their role is to collaborate and gather intelligence.”Ogun supports inclusion of OPC, hunters, othersAlso, the Ogun State Government said it supported the inclusion of members of the OPC, hunters and vigilantes in the Operation Amotekun. He said, “I am not desperate that the OPC or other Yoruba groups should be included in Operation Amotekun for economic interest. They should not detain suspects but hand them over to the police.”Men of Operation Amotekun shall be carefully screened – DAWN commissionThe Development Agenda for Western Nigeria said it would ensure that only thorough-bred professionals were drafted into Operation Amotekun to achieve its goals.

Source: Punch January 07, 2020 01:18 UTC