Insecurity: Amotekun, Ebube Agu are panic measures — Ekweremadu

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Senator Ike Ekweremadu has stated that the creation of Amotekun in the southwest and Ebube Agu in the Southeast are panic measures to end insecurity.

According to him, Nigeria’s security needs cannot be met by the creation of state security outfits.

The Former Deputy Senate President, who was a guest on a television programme, said the security agencies being created outside the confines of the constitution will only lead to a state of anarchy.

In Ekweremadu’s view, the likes of Amotekun in the Southwest and Ebube Agu in the Southeast were established in anxiety, and as such, will not stand the test of time.

“You see these are just panic measures, it is not enduring; and at worst it’s going to be a call to anarchy,” the lawmaker said.

According to him, “the solution to our security challenges in Nigeria is to have a constitutional provision for a decentralized policing”.

While highlighting the need to have subnational police, the statesman explained that there needs to be a law that not only establishes the regional/area police system but also makes provisions for how the establishment will be regulated.

He was of the opinion that, though security outfits like Amotekun and Ebube Agu may have their internal regulations, they will not be enough.

Ekweremadu warned that without a constitutional backing, clashes will continue to abound, adding that only proper legislation can see such organizations become effective.

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