In this report, Solomon Odeniyi writes on the regional security outfits established by state governors to safeguard the populace. Amotekun rights abuseSabo community in the Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun State was on April 24 thrown into mourning after two people were allegedly killed by Amotekun operatives. A 2021 report by a pro-democracy group, Centre for Democracy and Development, stated that security operatives killed over 13,000 people extra-judicially from 2011 to 2021. The ICG report, titled, ‘Managing Vigilantism in Nigeria: A Near-term Necessity’ added that the worst had yet to come until strong measures were put in place to check the activities of security outfits. They see police as rivals – Force spokesmanThe spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force, Muyiwa Adejobi, said the police had received many petitions against the security outfits, adding that some of the allegations were being investigated.
