By Emmanuel Udom
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)- Commander of Amotekun in Ogun state, Brig_Gen A.I Adedigba,rtd, has disclosed that recently, his operatives raided a sex trafficking camp located in Ifo area of the state, where 16 suspected sex workers were arrested.
Adedigba said that the operatives acted on an intelligence report and stormed the camp, (names withheld) where the workers and some of the staff at the camp were arrested.
It was gathered that the raiding and arrest came on the heels of the allegations that Dapo Abiodun, the governor of Ogun state is not funding the regional outfit.
The Commander in his response denied the allegation saying that the operations of the outfit is fully funded by the state government. He also disclosed that recently about 1000 people were recruited from all the local government areas of the state and trained at Sagamu.
According to him, the recruitment and training has further boosted the number of operatives from 500 to about 1500.
When our correspondent visited the Ifo division of Amotekun, located close to the Ifo area police command to see the coordinator, Joshua Oyelakin, the Operations officer said his boss was out on official duties. But, the state commander said the corps is the maintaining peace and security in the state.
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