Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said the South-West Security Network Agency code named Amotekun, must not become the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force.
The Nobel Laureate emphasised the importance of ethical training so that the defunct notorious police unit does not resurfaced in Amotekun.
Recall that Ondo and Oyo States have launched the security outfit endorsed by the governments of the six South-West states last year.
However, of late, there have been allegations of recklessness and extrajudicial killings against the security outfit, especially in Oyo State.
Speaking on Saturday, Soyinka said the minds of the Amotekun operatives must be trained to understand the essence of their job.
The Nobel Laureate spoke while featuring on a monitored Arise TV programme on Saturday.
Soyinka, who said some South-West states were tardy in inaugurating their Amotekun Corps, urged other states yet to launch their security outfits to do so quickly as the challenge of insecurity has reached a “stage of desperation”.