Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has appointed retired Chief Superintendent of Police, Adekunle Omoyele, as the new commander of the Osun Amotekun Corps, a security network established by the South West governors to complement federal security agencies.
According to The PUNCH, the spokesperson for the security outfit, Idowu Yusuff, in a statement on Thursday, said Omoyele was appointed as a replacement for the immediate past Corp Commander, Brig. Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, (retd.), who has completed his tenure.
Yusuff further said Omoyele had served as the Chief Security Officer to Adeleke, after his retirement from the Nigeria Police Force.
“Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has appointed retired senior police officer, CSP Adekunle Omoyele, as the new Corps Commander of Osun Amotekun Corps.
“CSP Omoyele’s appointment comes after the expiration of the tenure of Brig. Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, the first Corps Commander of the security outfit.
“Omoyele was a former Chief Security Officer to the Executive Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke. He retired recently after meritorious service to the Nigeria Police Force for 35 years and was appointed by Governor Ademola Adeleke as the Special Adviser on Internal Security and Local Matters, now the Corps Commander of Osun Amotekun Corps,” Yusuff said.
Omoyele’s appointment takes immediate effect, according to the statement by Yusuff.
Omoyele replaces the outgoing commander, Brig. Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, who has completed his tenure.
Prior to his appointment, Omoyele served as the Chief Security Officer to Governor Adeleke and had a distinguished 35-year career in the Nigeria Police Force.
