By Christian George
The International Federal Red Cross has reaffirmed its readiness to partner stakeholders with the view to training personnel on safety and first aid.
This was made known by the Director of International Federal Red Cross and Security, Moses Taiwo, in Osogbo, during his visit to the Osun State Commander of the corps, Brig.- Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi.
Taiwo explained that the Red Cross is to collaborate with the South-West Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, in training their personnel on first aid and safety.
According to a repory by PMNews, he highlighted the achievements of Amotekun in tackling crimes and marauders and also encouraged the organisation to collaborate with them in the area of training their personnel on first aid and safety during their operations.
He said, “the Red Cross is ready to partner with relevant stakeholders in the state, in curbing crime and providing first aid and safety training for their personnel. We are more determined for synergy and collaboration, to collectively eradicate crimes across the board.”
In response, Adewinmbi applauded the team and reaffirmed his commitment to work with the Red Cross.
He assured them of their safyety in the state, adding that “Osun has been peaceful for a very long time and Amotekun is in every nook and cranny of the state. The Osun Amotekun Corps is ever ready to collaborate with other security agencies to curtail crimes in the state.”
Also, Adewinmbi alerted the generally public to beware of some alleged hunters impersonating Amotekun personnel anytime they were involved in incidents.
He charged the residents of the state to contact the state Amotekun Field Commander on 09060972647 whenever they were suspicious of any security agent, to clear their doubts.
