Serving law enforcement officers like the police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps will be allowed to join the Amotekun corps.

Members of registered vigilante groups will also be allowed to join the proposed South-West agency.

This is according to the Ekiti State Security Network Agency Bill 2020 which has been submitted to the Ekiti State House of Assembly.

Other South-West governors have submitted similar bills to their respective houses of assembly.

Section 20 of the bill reads in part, “The Ekiti State Amotekun Corps may be composed of persons qualified under Section 19 of this law who are members of: registered vigilante groups operating within the state; statutory security agencies operating within the State; and any other person qualified under the provisions of this law.”

The bill further states that persons seeking to join the Amotekun corps must get a letter of recommendation from the Divisional Police Officer or local government chairman of their area of residence.

The person may also get a letter of endorsement from a traditional ruler in his community.

Section 19 of the bill states in part, “ A person may qualify to enlist with the Amotekun Corps, if the person has applied in writing to the agency; has received confirmation from the Divisional Police Officer in his local government area of residence that he/she is of provencharacter and integrity and has no criminal records, or has been endorsed by the chairman of his/her Local Government Area of residence or the traditional ruler of the community where such a person resides.”

The bill also provides for the establishment of a complaints board which will try errant officers.

Section 25 reads in part, “There is established an independent Amotekun Corps Complaints Board composed of three members, one of whom shall be the chairman, to be appointed by the governor acting on the advice of the Attorney-General.

“The members shall hold office for a period of three years and may be re-appointed for one further term of three years.

“The chairman of the complaints board shall be a retired judge or magistrate and no person shall be qualified to be appointed as, or remain, a member of the complaints board if he is a public officer, or a member, officer or servant of anybody, corporate or established by law, or a serving Judge or magistrate or a member of the House of Assembly or a member of a local government council.”

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This is creating room for defection and changing loyalty from Nigeria to region.

I love this.

Any sensible Yoruba policeman should quit police work and join Amotekun. Police no be work.

If the salary matches the salaries of the FG,
Most yoruba cops and soldiers would quit
Everybody knows Nigeria is on the verge of a precipice.
Don't be caught sleeping

This afonja people just shot themselves on their foot. If this form of recruitment is allowed, it means the Fulani militias who have already infiltrated our army and police, would join amotekun and work as spy and informants for their Fulani Elites who sponsors bokoharam and all this killings in the name of continuing their jihad. Afonja people don fuckup. The Fulani people will know all your amotekun moves, plan ahead and anhiliate amotekun corps just as they usually ambush and kill the Nigeria soldiers. Sorry in advance to amotekun cos the addition of such selection rule in their law just spoilt everything.

Serving law enforcement officers like the police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps will be allowed to join the Amotekun corps.

Members of registered vigilante groups will also be allowed to join the proposed South-West agency.

Can they serve two masters, at the same time!

[quote author=Samyj247 post=86594492]This afonja people just shot themselves on their foot. If this form of recruitment is allowed, it means the Fulani militias who have already infiltrated our army and police, would join amotekun and work as spy and informants for their Fulani Elites who sponsors bokoharam and all this killings in the name of continuing their jihad. Afonja people don fuckup. The Fulani people will know all your amotekun moves, plan ahead and anhiliate amotekun corps just as they usually ambush and kill the Nigeria soldiers. Sorry in advance to amotekun cos the addition of such selection rule in their law just spoilt everything.

Only yorubas will form this security outfit

Flexherbal:

Can they serve two masters, at the same time!

My broda I want to understand how allowing policemen and other security agents to join Amotekun

Samyj247:
This afonja people just shot themselves on their foot. If this form of recruitment is allowed, it means the Fulani militias who have already infiltrated our army and police, would join amotekun and work as spy and informants for their Fulani Elites who sponsors bokoharam and all this killings in the name of continuing their jihad. Afonja people don fuckup. The Fulani people will know all your amotekun moves, plan ahead and anhiliate amotekun corps just as they usually ambush and kill the Nigeria soldiers. Sorry in advance to amotekun cos the addition of such selection rule in their law just spoilt everything.

do you think non-yoruba serving security personnrls will be allowed to join? in the future, sw amotekun may be bigger than npf. sw leaders are planning for unforseen events. Generals obasanjo, Adeyinka and Toogun I hail you.

joyandfaith:


do you think non-yoruba serving security personnrls will be allowed to join? in the future, sw amotekun may be bigger than npf. sw leaders are planning for unforseen events. Generals obasanjo, Adeyinka and Toogun I hail you.

remember the law says police can join and not Yoruba police. This law I believe was lobeyed in by someone working secretly for the Fulani to distbilize amotekun. When an housa or Fulani police man applies to join and u guys rejects them, that's when you will understand what this salient and most important law is. The person that added that part know what he did. Sorry in advance.

[/quote][quote author=Samyj247 post=86596236]remember the law says police can join and not Yoruba police. This law I believe was lobeyed in by someone working secretly for the Fulani to distbilize amotekun. When an housa or Fulani police man applies to join and u guys rejects them, that's when you will understand what this salient and most important law is. The person that added that part know what he did. Sorry in advance.

Don't just presume, this is a regional or domestic security outfits without any intruder.

Samyj247:
remember the law says police can join and not Yoruba police. This law I believe was lobeyed in by someone working secretly for the Fulani to distbilize amotekun. When an housa or Fulani police man applies to join and u guys rejects them, that's when you will understand what this salient and most important law is. The person that added that part know what he did. Sorry in advance.

Do you think law will say only yoruba police ? Anybody can apply, selection is another thing.