Agbekoya Offers To Train 800 To Secure Ekiti Communities

The Agbekoya Peace Movement of Nigeria has offered to train over 800 people to provide security across Ekiti State.

The move, according to the commandant of the security outfit in the state, Comrade Sunday Omoyajowo, was to complement , the security apparatus of Ekiti.

Omoyajowo, who disclosed this during a chat with newsmen in Ado Ekiti, said five prospective security operatives would be drawn from each of 171 communities of the state  and trained free  by Agbekoya .

Comrade Omoyajowo, therefore, called on traditional rulers in the state to support the course designed to enhance security and ensure that “our life, property and farmlands are well protected and secured.”

He added that the intending able bodied men when trained would be deployed in their communities to provide security cover for ifarmlands.

Omoyajowo handed over the keys of two motorcycles donated by Yoruba Nation Global Directorate overseas to the personnel of the Agbekoya in Ekiti to enhance their movement during forest combing.

The legal adviser of the Agbekoya Security Outfit, Mr Oladele Adedeji, thanked the directorate for boosting the morale of members, adding that the motorcycles would further enhance their operations.

He appealed to other well-to-do individuals and bodies to assist the outfit in its quest to combat crime in Ekiti State.