Thousands of people yesterday poured into the streets in the six South-west states to show their support for the region's security initiative, Amotekun, threatened by the federal government's objection to the outfit.
The solidarity rallies for the Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN), however, suffered setback in Lagos State as the police dispersed the marchers before the rally could begin.
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