Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday renewed calls for the creation of state police following the abduction of teachers and students at three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of the state, saying the incident had made the current period difficult for both him and the state.
Speaking during the governorship, senatorial, house of representatives and house of assembly primaries organised by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Ibadan, Makinde said security has always been one of the major pillars of his administration since Omituntun 1.0.
He recalled that before his administration came on board, there was nothing like Amotekun in Oyo, and because the state couldn’t get state police, it created Amotekun as an alternative arrangement.
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The governor urged the Federal Government to empower state houses of assembly to facilitate the establishment of state police structures rather than leaving the responsibility solely to the Inspector General of Police.
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