The Commander General of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, Navy Captain Umar Bakori (retd), has appealed to the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari(retd), to assent to the Vigilante Group of Nigeria Bill.
“The Bill which is sponsored by Senate Leader, Ibrahim Gobir was read the Third time and passed. It seeks to establish the Vigilante Group of Nigeria with the powers to provide community policing, maintenance of law and order and community service for Nigerians was first passed into law in November 2021 by the House of Representatives.
“The House in the committee of the Whole had considered and adopted 29 out of the 30 clauses in the Bill’s report presented by Kabiru Idris. The ad-hoc committee deliberated on this and agreed that all aspects of financial obligations from the federal government should be removed and that the group should stand on its own, and generate contributions from federal, state and local governments.
“With the passage of the long-awaited Bill by the NASS, President Buhari’s promise to Nigerians that he would bequeath a safe a secure country before he leaves power is now realisable. “Once the President who is the Commander-in-Chief assents to the Bill and it becomes law, we are ready to deploy our men all over the country in accordance with our mandate to ensure insecurity becomes a thing of the past.”All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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