Ekiti State Government has begun the process of recruiting over 500 personnel into Amotekun Corps, Agro-Marshals and Anti-Gracing Task Force, to enhance security of lives and property.
The recruitment process, which is geared towards reinforcing the state’s ability to curb criminal activities, protect farmers and enforce anti-gracing laws, began in Ado-Ekiti yesterday.
Speaking with reporters during the screening held at Ekiti Parapo Pavilion in Ado-Ekiti, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Brig.-Gen. Ogundana Ebenezer (rtd), said the exercise was a critical step towards beefing up security architecture of the state and expanding personnel, aimed at addressing the growing security challenges across the country, particularly in rural communities.
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Describing the exercise as a proactive step by Governor Biodun Oyebanji to step up security of lives and property, government infrastructures and agricultural development, General Ogundana said the move underscored the state government’s dedication to enhancing operational capacity of local security outfits to combat crime, protect agricultural sector and rural communities, as well as address the security concerns related to open gracing, thereby contributing to the reduction of farmers-herders conflicts.
He said the recruitment drive was not only a response to security threats, but also a proactive step in ensuring the realisation of government’s vision for a robust agricultural sector by strengthening security around the farms and at the grassroots.