Court restrains Amotekun from deploying officers to polling units for osun state governorship election
A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo has restrained operatives of the Amotekun Corps from deploying officers to polling units for Saturday’s Governorship election in Osun State, and this followed suit filed by Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) , seeking an order to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from seeking the assistance of the operatives for security during the poll.
Penpushing reports that, the judge, Justice Ayo Emmanuel in the order issued on Thursday, declared and restrained Amotekun Corps as part of the security personnel deployable for the purpose of the State governorship poll.
“That the first defendant is hereby restrained from requesting the deployment of the second defendant as part of the security personnel deployable for the purpose of Osun State Governorship election pending the determination of the originating summons filled in this suit.
“That the second defendant is hereby restrained from the deploying or volunteering her officers, agents, staff as part of the security personnel deployable for the purpose of Osun State Governorship election pending the determination of the originating summons filled in this suit.
“That the applicant should file an undertaking indemnifying the respondent should this application not be granted in the first place”.
Penpushing further reports that, Justice Emmanuel, however, adjourned the case till July 20, 2022
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