Screening and verification of over 47,000 applicants for 2,000 Amotekun jobs in Oyo State began on Wednesday.
As early as 8.00 a.m., applicants including members of Agbekoya, hunters, vigilante, members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Soludero, with or without educational qualifications, were seen at Adamasingba Stadium venue of the exercise.
While each applicant tendered registration slip and means of identification, they were also asked questions on their experiences in tackling insecurity in their respective domains, the roles in the various groups they claim to belong to and knowledge of the local government areas they belong to.
The screening, which began on Wednesday, will span till Monday, September 21 for applicants from Ibadan main city and less city.
This will be followed by the screening of applicants from Ibarapa zone from September 22nd to 24th.
Screening of applicants from Oyo, Oke-Ogun and Ogbomoso is to subsequently follow on yet-to-be-announced dates.
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