Ekiti approves law establishing Amotekun
Operation Amotekun is expected to complement the efforts of the regular police force in the area of combating kidnapping, armed robbery, as well as herdsmen and farmers’ contentions.highlights that Amotekun is an attestation of the failure of the current security system at bringing about the needed safety of lives and property in line with the fundamental objectives and principles of state policy as captured in Chapter II, Section 14 of the Nigerian Constitution.
However, the governors of the states, who met with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami and the Inspector General of the Police, Mohammed AbubakarMeanwhile, the governors of these states have received copies of a bill to establish the South West Security Network in their respective states which would oversee the planned regional security corps also known as Amotekun.
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