Court Says South-West Security Network, Amotekun, Cannot Carry Out Election Duties

The court on Friday stopped the Osun wing of the South-West Security Network, called Amotekun from carrying out election duties in the state.
The court order also stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission not to make use of the Amotekun Corps as part of security details for the election.
Justice Ayo Emmanuel who delivered his ruling on the suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party by its lawyer, Hashim Abioye, ordered Amotekun not to serve as either security personnel or volunteer in the election slated for Saturday.
“That the 1st defendant (INEC) is hereby restrained from requesting the deployment of the second defendant (AMOTEKUN) as part of the security personnel deployable for the purpose of Osun 2022 governorship election pending the determination of the originating summons filed in the suit.
“That the second defendant is hereby restrained from deploying or volunteering her officers, agents, staff ad part of the security personnel deployable for the purpose of Osun 2022 governorship election pending the determination of originating summons filed in the suit.
“That the applicant should file an undertaking indemnifying the respondent should this application not be granted in the first place,” the Order read
The PDP had sought an “order of interlocutory injunction restraining the 1st defendant from requesting the deployment of the 2nd defendant as part of security deployable for the purpose of Osun 2022 governorship election pending the determination on the originating summons filed in the suit