Makinde Appoints Retired General, Colonel as Amotekun Chairman and Commandant

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has named retired General Kunle Togun and retired Colonel Olayanju Bisiriyu Olayinka as Chairman and Commandant of the State’s Security Network also known as Amotekun respectively.

According to a statement signed by the Special Assistant (Print Media) to the Governor, Moses Alao, on Wednesday, the duo would oversee the security outfit.

General Togun, retired from the military having served as Director of Military Intelligence and former Deputy Director-General of the State Security Service.

Retired Colonel Olayinka has several years of experience in the military, having served as Assistant Director, British Military Advisory Training Team, Defence Headquarters, Abuja; Deputy Chief of Staff (Logistics), Headquarters 2 Div, Nigerian Army, Ibadan and Sector Commander, Operation Safe Haven, Plateau State, among others.