Amotekun Won’t Tolerate Indecent Dressing, Abuse Of Language; Setting the Record Straight
My attention has been drawn to a damaging report credited to Independent Newspapers that myself, Jagunmolu Amitolu Shittu, the field commander of Amotekun Corps, State of Osun, vowed that ''...when our full operation fully commenced, we will not tolerate indecent dressing and bastardization of Yoruba language...''
The media organization twisted an interview granted at the empowerment programme, organised by Hon. L. B Ayeni, in Ilesa, to do the hatched job; where I posited that indecency has no place in the laws of the United Kingdom, U.S, France among other advanced Democracy, where many believe some people copied indecency from.
Ordinarily, I would have ignored the report, but for the image of Amotekun Corps and the efforts put in to ensure the success story since the inauguration of Amotekun, hence the need to set the record straight, for posterity sake.
Whoever that might have been the mastermind of the sensational news story must know that as a leading Rights Activist with over 30years record in human rights and democratic movement, I can never lead a security organization that will violate human dignity in defence of our people.
Moreover, as a man whose conviction on the rule of law is unquestionable, I can not willfully violate the extant law and guideline that created the Amotekun Corps, with its mandates clearly stated in the Amotekun Law, as passed by the State of Osun House of Assembly.
And finally as a well travelled human rights crusader that have transverses all the continent of the world in pursuit of human rights can not reduced a security mission to protect our state to a petty approach to indecent dressing.
I therefore will like to state clearly that the report was not only misleading, but a failed attempt to paint Amotekun Corps black in the face of our people.
I never said that, I won't ever say such and I seek all genuine patriots to support Amotekun Corps for a secured region, as security by all will act as a shield for all.
Jagunmolu Amitolu Shittu
Field Commander,
Amotekun Corps, Osun
4th December 2020
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