A Federal High Court in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, has ordered the Osun Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps, to boycott the state’s governorship election on Saturday.
The court also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission not to use the Amotekun Corps as part of the election security detail.
While ruling on the Peoples Democratic Party’s suit filed by its lawyer, Hashim Abioye, the court presided over by Justice Ayo Emmanuel ordered Amotekun not to serve as either security personnel or a volunteer in the guber election.
Part of the order reads, “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.”