Photos: Wole Soyinka Named Super Marshall As Abiodun Inaugurates Amotekun In Ogun
Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada 
Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has been named super marshall of the Ogun chapter of the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Operation Amotekun.
Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, inaugurated the corps on Thursday in Abeokuta, the state capital.
During the ceremony, the governor also unveiled patrol vehicles and motorcycles for operatives of the Amotekun corps in the state.
David Akinremi, a retired commissioner of police, was announced as commander of the corps.
The operatives are expected to be deployed to all the 20 LGAs of the state to curb kidnapping, herder-farmer crisis, and banditry
In 2020, governors of the south-west states established the security outfit to tackle the rising cases of criminality in the region.
The bill for the establishment of the Amotekun corps was later signed by Abiodun.
The state has been battling with the activities of herders who allegedly destroy farms, kidnap and kill 
