Osun

Newly Recruited Amotekun Corps Operatives Risk Appointment Termination

ByKazeem Badmus

PublishedJune 5, 2025

The newly recruited Amotekun Corps operatives in Osun State were engaged on a temporary basis, OSUN DEFENDER reports.

In the letter of appointment to the new intakes from the Osun State Security Network Agency & Amotekun Corps, signed by Adedayo Adigun for the Permanent Secretary, it was indicated that they were employed as ad hoc operatives.

It was also stated in the letter that “the appointment is non-permanent and may be terminated at any time by the Government by giving by giving one month’s written notice or by payment of one month’s salary in lieu of notice.”

A copy of the appointment letter obtained by OSUN DEFENDER reads partly, “I am pleased to refer to your application for employment and subsequent interview and to inform you that the Osun State Security Network Agency (Amotekun Corps) has approved that you be offered an appointment as an Adhoc Operative under the following terms and conditions:

“Your duty shall include the usual duties of the office in which you are engaged and any other suitable duties which the government may from time to time call upon you to perform.

“You will receive a fix monthly salary of N75,000 (Seventy-five thousand naira) only. This appointment is non-pensionable and non-taxable.

“The appointment is non-permanent and may be terminated at any time by the Government by giving you one month’s written notice or by payment of one month’s salary in lieu of notice”

But the development was greeted with a lot of criticism from the residents of the state, saying the operatives were initially cajoled into believing to be permanent employment.

According to Adedotun Aderemi from Ejigbo Local Government, the recruitment exercise consumed bogus Osun money viz a viz, huge cost of training, purchase of uniforms and other security gadgets as well wild publicity the government embarked on to make Osun people believe it’s a permanent employment and pensionable job.

He wrote, “The joy of the recently and much publicised the new Amotekun Corps recently and reportedly employed by Osun State Government was short-lived yesterday as they got a rude shock of their lives.

“The Job they were initially cajoled into believing to be permanent employment was turned to something else when they were eventually given an appointment letter. In the letter, it was clearly stipulated that their employment was an Ad-hoc one.

“What is an Ad-hoc employment? It’s employment or Engagement of people for a specific task and purpose which is temporarily in nature i.e they can be disengaged at any giving time after their Employers feel they are no more needed or they consider that they have completed the assignment given to them.

“This an exercise that consumed bogus Osun money viz a viz, huge cost of training, purchase of uniforms and other security gadgets as well wild publicity the government embarked on to make Osun people believe it’s a permanent employment and pensionable job. And so they wasted Osun money on this ruse!

“The recruited corps were brutally disappointed when they got their letters which proved to them that they have not yet secured a gainful employment, rather the Adeleke led Government only want to use and dump them for their personal interest.

“Therefore, having known the meaning of an Ad-hoc, the question that will be troubling the hearts of our people will be what purpose were this people engaged for? Well, let me tell Osun people the straight fact, those guys were recruited ahead of next year election with the aim of using them to terrorise Oppositions through unlawful arrests, intimidations so that they will have a free ride at the poll since they know they can’t be used for the election assignment itself according to our Electoral act and Constitution, only Police can be used.

“We the members of opposition and general public will be watching with keen interest and be vigilant as well to see maybe Amotekun will arrest all of us or stop us from supporting our Party in the building up to the next year poll in Osun.

“It’s going be a long one anyway and for the newly engaged Corps whose hope were dashed yet by this government, it’s an attestation to our longstanding claims that the present Government in Osun only thrive on Propaganda and everything about them is fake.”

Reacting, the Public Relations Officer of the Osun Amotekun Corps, Yusuf Abass said efforts are actively underway to regularise and institutionalise their employment status in the near future.

Abass stated this while speaking with OSUN DEFENDER on Tuesday.

He said, “The operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps are presently engaged on a provisional and non-permanent basis. However, they are currently receiving remuneration aligned with the national minimum wage structure. Efforts are actively underway to regularize and institutionalize their employment status in the near future.

“This progression is of significant importance in advancing the operational professionalism, institutional efficiency, and structural integrity of the Amotekun Corps within Osun State. As you are all aware, the operatives have been incorporated into the civil service framework, in accordance with the amended constitutional provisions governing the Corps.

“There are established administrative and bureaucratic procedures that must be meticulously adhered to in order to fully actualize this transition. The process is ongoing, and all necessary mechanisms are being put in place to ensure its successful implementation. It is anticipated that the formalization will be completed in the very near future.”

Kazeem Badmus

Kazeem Badmus is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience. A professional in journalism and media writing, Kazeem prioritses accuracy and factual reportage of issues. He is also a dexterous finder of the truth with conscious delivery of unbiased and development oriented stories.