Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi has approved the appointment of members of the Governing Board of the Ekiti Security Network Agency, popularly called Amotekun Corps.

As disclosed in a statement in Ado-Ekiti yesterday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Yinka Oyebode, the appointment came in a bid to ensure effective take-off and efficient management of the Amotekun Corps.

In the statement, the Chairman of the security outfit is Mr. Akin Aregbesola, while the current Special Adviser on Security Matters, Brig.- Gen. Joe Komolafe (rtd), will serve as the Corps Commander.

Other appointees are Dr. B. J. Akin-Obasola, Mr. Joel Idowu Ajayi and Major Fatai Fakorede.

Governor Fayemi also approved the appointment of Justice Cornelius Akintayo (rtd) as Chairman of Independent Amotekun Complaints Board, to be introduced soon.

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According to the governor, the appointments take effect immediately.

Fayemi, in March 2020, signed the Amotekun bill into law, warning criminals to stay away from the state.

While assenting to the bill,he buttressed his earlier assertion that the Amotekun outfit was not a substitute for existing security agencies stating that Amotekun is a complementary agency that will enhance and sustain the existing security architecture in the Southwest.

He also stated that the Amotekun Corps, in partnership with similar security agencies in other states, would cooperate with, and assist security agencies in gathering information about crime, arrest and prosecution of persons suspected or involved in crimes.

Highlighting such crimes to include kidnapping, terrorism, cattle rustling, cultism, highway robbery, illegal mining, trespass to farmland, illegal logging and other nefarious activities in the state and the Southwest.