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The Amotekun corps recruitment to be conducted by Ekiti State Security Network Board has scheduled Monday, 8.am for the commencement of the screening of 3,261 shortlisted candidates .
The exercise, which holds across the 16 local government areas of the state, ends on September 9.
The Amotekun corps, Brig-Gen. Joe Komolafe (rtd), who disclosed this on Sunday in a chat with newsmen in Ado-Ekiti , implored successful applicants to visit the Amotekun website for further details.
The exercise is coming following the passage of the State Security Network Bill by the House of Assembly and signed into law by Governor Kayode Fayemi in March 2020.
The aim of the establishment of Amotekun Corps is to curb incessant killings, kidnappings, banditry, farm invasion and other heinous crimes in the state.
Komolafe assured interested applicants’ safety,as the excercise will be done in batches prevent spread of Covid-19 pandemic.
He reassured of not only transparency but non-partisan and merit-based to ensure that only people of unblemish character and integrity are recruited.
This, he, said would help the security outfit achieve its foundational goals and objectives targeted at keeping armed robbery, kidnapping, killing and other crimes in the state at bay.
Komolafe said the security outfit had set up an independent screening committee , assuring that their activities would be closely monitored.
He thereby warned members of the committee against favouritism, saying such action would not slide without sanction from the outfit .
Fatimah Oyesanmi
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