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THE pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday, advocated for the licensing of Amotekun personnel in the South West to carry lethal weapons to tackle insecurity. The group in a communique after its meeting held in Akure, the country home of its national leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, expressed concern over the influx of bandits. The communique by its National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, said that granting of license “can be done preparatory to the setting up of State Police.” It reads: “Afenifere advocated for the licensing of states’ security networks code-named Amotekun in Yoruba-speaking states to carry lethal weapons. “This can be done preparatory to the setting up of State Police. “Afenifere also called for greater cooperation between Amotekun corps and other security agencies.  “Command and Control posts should be installed across all the local government areas so that information can be shared in real-time as is done in many developed and not-so-develop...

 ...over kidnapping, burning of INEC offices •Tasks S-West govs to tackle insecurity in region The pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, yesterday expressed serious concern on the frequency of kidnap incidents in the South West especially on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in recent times and the brining of INEC offices urging the Federal Government to prevent Nigeria from turning into Afghanistan. Afenifere, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Jare Ajayi, stated that the frequency and ferocity of kidnapping in the region is "engendering so much concern regarding the territorial expansion of terrorists and bandits." Afenifere said the number of kidnappings in the South-West, especially near Dominion University and Shagamu Interchange on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, in the past weeks are worrisome. The Yoruba body also said it was disturbed by reports of the burning of the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Ogun and Osun st...