The Osun Amotekun Corps has debunked claims of fatalities in the course of the ongoing recruitment coaching, affirming that every one candidates who skilled well being points had been handled and are at present recovering.
The safety outfit additionally refuted allegations of political bias in its current recruitment train, describing the claims as malicious and baseless.
Talking at a press convention on the NYSC Everlasting Orientation Camp in Ede, Osun State, on Friday, the Board Chairman of the Corps, AIG Wale Abass (Rtd), revealed that those that had been unconscious in the course of the coaching are actually recovering.
Abass additionally insisted that the recruitment course of was clear and merit-based, as a right for political affiliations.
He additional said that the allegations had been the results of sure people making an attempt to take advantage of the state of affairs for political acquire.
The safety outfit’s response follows the circulation of a video on-line containing varied allegations towards it.
Within the video, some people claimed that three Amotekun cadets had died and that their names had been changed with these of cronies, who then chased them out of the recruitment venue on the NYSC Everlasting Orientation Camp in Ede, Osun State.
Nonetheless, Abass clarified, saying, “It’s not true that three folks died within the camp. Those that had been unconscious in the course of the coaching are actually recovering. These false claims are makes an attempt to take advantage of the state of affairs for political acquire.”
He additionally addressed a broadly circulated video that includes a lady arriving on the camp with a breastfeeding toddler, describing it as a transparent violation of paramilitary coaching insurance policies.
“Paramilitary coaching doesn’t allow people with well being circumstances or these caring for younger kids to stay in camp. That is commonplace observe geared toward guaranteeing the security and effectivity of our operations.
“These unfounded allegations declare that the choice course of favored a specific political celebration. Let me state categorically that the Osun Amotekun Corps has at all times adhered to the very best requirements of professionalism, transparency, and equity,” Abass stated.
In response to him, the recruitment train concerned a rigorous multi-stage course of, starting with an internet software, adopted by submission and verification of educational credentials, bodily screening, and health assessments.
“The 1,000 cadets invited to the coaching camp had been those that efficiently handed these assessments. It’s, subsequently, unfaithful that political issues influenced the choice,” he added.
Abass additionally addressed stories that some unqualified people had gained entry to the camp, clarifying that speedy steps had been taken to rectify the state of affairs.
“Some people who weren’t chosen for coaching gained entry to the camp, and a few chosen candidates did not arrive on time. We ensured that those that had not been chosen had been despatched house, and people with well being points had been disqualified for his or her security and the integrity of the coaching,” he said.
Abass expressed concern over what he described as a “deliberate marketing campaign” to break the Corps’ fame, pushed by people who had been disqualified from this system.
“It’s deeply unlucky that these candidates, who had been rightfully discharged on account of well being issues, have chosen to unfold false details about the Corps,” he stated.
He referred to as on the general public to ignore the deceptive stories and belief within the integrity of the Amotekun Corps, assuring residents that the group stays dedicated to serving Osun State with out bias.
“We stay devoted to our mission of defending and serving the folks of Osun State. We won’t be distracted by the malicious actions of some people searching for to break our fame,” Abass added.
In separate interviews with a few of the trainees who had been unconscious throughout coaching on the camp, they admitted to being hospitalized after their experiences, saying they’re now recovering quick.
In the meantime, a few of the disqualified cadets have refused to return house and have been roaming across the camp, hoping they’d be reconsidered.
