Oyo Begins Recruitment Into Amotekun

The Oyo State Security Network codenamed Operation Amotekun has started the processes of recruiting applicants seeking to be engaged in the security job. 

The Chairman of Amotekun in the state, Col. Kunle Togun, disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Ibadan on Wednesday.

He said about 2000 would be recruited into the outfit to start with, saying the recruitment would be done on local government basis.

Togun, who is a former Director, Directorate of Military Intelligence, said the operations of the security outfit would greatly reduce crimes, especially in the rural areas.

He said, ” Recruitment into Amotekun is starting today and applicants have been coming. We are screening them to know who they truly are. We don’t just base our judgment on what they tell us, we ask them questions.

“If somebody comes and claims to be a member of Agbekoya, there are questions we will put to him or her. Which unit does he belong. Which operations did he do last. We have the DSS, NSCDC, Immigration and even Prison officials here, we want to know who had been convicted before or who has criminal records. 

” We don’t want to recruit criminals into the outfit. That is why we are being painstaking, we don’t want to rush and make mistakes.”

Togun said Amotekun would begin operations after the recruitment and training of the succesful applicants.

Recall that the Commissioner for Information, Mr Wasiu Olatubosun, had earlier said that the state government would recruit 3000 personnel into the agency.

He said,  “On  the establishment of the State Security Network, codenamed Operation Amotekun, and for effective take off of the agency.

” The State Executive Council has approved the procurement of 3,000 units of uniforms and accoutrements such as combat boots, lanyard, baseball hats, security belts, worsted socks, production of Amotekun and Oyo State logo for 3000 Amotekun corps to be recruited into the agency at a total sum of N59,783,437.50.”