Osun Amotekun Disputes Claim That Its Personnel Attacked A Monarch

A statement from the Osun state spoke person for the Command of the Amotekun corps in Osun State, Idowu Yusuf, has nullified the rumour and report about the State Amotekun corps attack on the monarch, the Eleko of Eko-Ajala.

The statement which was released on Monday, disregard and debunk the claim that the Osun state Amotekun corps assaulted and chased the monarch out of the palace.

“In the publication. It was alleged that Osun Amotekun Corps and its personnel, dehumanised and chased the deposed traditional ruler of Eko-Ajala out of the palace.

“We wish to inform the general public that Osun Amotekun Corps and its personnel were not involved in the act and the news published on (a national daily) and other social media platforms is fake and far from the truth.

According to the statement, the reports was a planned smear effort designed to harm the corps’ reputation and earn it public’s hatred.

“We would like to inform the general public that the publication is part of an orchestrated campaign of calumny aimed at damaging Osun Amotekun’s reputation and bringing it into public contempt.

“The publication is to dent unbiased activities of Osun Amotekun corps.

It further reads, “Osun Amotekun Corps is an establishment of the law which no party can lay claim to, as it belongs to the entire citizen of the state, we are nonpartisan.”