The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as “unacceptable” the reported loss of over 200 operatives of the Amotekun Corps, blaming Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration for what it called worsening insecurity in the state.
The opposition party said the deaths of the regional security personnel reflected what it described as “poor handling” of security matters and accused the state government of failing to properly equip and protect Amotekun operatives engaged in anti-kidnapping and anti-banditry operations.
The APC further argued that the Amotekun Corps created by South-West governors to support conventional security agencies should not be suffering such high casualty figures, insisting that better funding, training, and coordination were required to reduce losses.
However, Governor Makinde had earlier disclosed that over 200 Amotekun operatives have been killed in the line of duty, noting that they often operate in dangerous environments while confronting kidnappers and armed criminals across forested and rural areas of the state.
He stressed that the sacrifices of the corps were often underreported and called for unity among security stakeholders to tackle insecurity rather than blame trading between political actors.
The controversy highlights ongoing political tension in Oyo State over security management, funding of the Amotekun Corps, and broader debates on the effectiveness of Nigeria’s decentralised security architecture.
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