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General News of Wednesday, 12 February 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Ogun, Ondo approve the establishment of Amotekun

Amotekun, a security outfit in the Southwest Amotekun, a security outfit in the Southwest

The governments of Ondo State and Ogun State have approved the bill for the establishment of Operation Amotekun, a security outfit for Southwest.

The bill which had earlier been approved by the Attorney Generals and Commissioner of Justice of the six Southwest states was presented to Governor Dapo Abiodun at the State Executive Council meeting of Ogun State.

Speaking to journalists, the State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of the State, Adegbolahan Adeniran, expressed optimism that the legislative arm of the State would give the bill an accelerated hearing.

“We presented the bill for the creation of the Ogun State Security Network Agency or what many call the Amotekun Corp Bill of 2020.

"Today, the Executive Council of Ogun State met and adopted a draft as amended of a bill for a law to establish the Ogun State Security Network Agency. This agency is the agency that will comprise of the Amotekun Corp and this bill will be transmitted to the house of assembly before the end of this week," he said.

Meanwhile, same bill which was presented to the Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, was approved at the State Executive meeting and passed to the State House of Assembly.

The state Commissioner for Information, Donald Ojogo, revealed that “In an exhaustive session of deliberations, council took time to peruse every detail contained in the Bill that was presented by the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Kola Olawoye, SAN and now ready to be transmitted to the state House of Assembly for passage.

“The Draft Bill has 6 Parts and 44 sections. It is also gratifying to disclose that every apprehension or fear expressed has been adequately looked into. This is even as traditional rulers will now have roles to play in the operations of the security outfit pursuant to its passage into law by the State Assembly.

“Government finds it pertinent to reiterate that this laudable initiative is aimed at complementing the efforts of the Nation’s security agencies. It is also necessary to encourage the good people of Ondo State to take maximum advantage of this opportunity.”

Amotekun was launched in January as a force against kidnapping, banditry and other forms of violence in the Southwest region.