The regional security outfit 'Amotekun' has been approved by two states in the southwest.
Amotekun
Two states in the Southwest today approved the regional security outfit codenamed, Operation Amotekun.
The states are: Ogun and Ondo.
Ogun approved the regional security outfit at the end of the State Executive Council meeting held at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s office, Oke Mosan secretariat, Abeokuta.
In the same vein, the Ondo State Executive Council approved a Draft Bill of the Ondo State Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps code named “Operation Amotekun”.
The Bill will be transmitted to the House of Assembly for legislative scrutiny after which it would be passed into law.
In an exhaustive session of deliberations, Council took time to peruse every detail contained in the Bill presented by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Kola Olawoye, SAN.
It was then prepared ready for transmission to the House of Assembly for passage.
The Draft Bill has 6 Parts and 44 sections.