Ekiti Assembly debates Amotekun as bill passes first, second readings
The bill which has passed first and second readings at the State House of Assembly was also committed to the House Committee on Security, for proper legislative scrutiny .
“It has passed through the first and second readings. Both moral and jurispridence aspects of the bill had been extensively debated. We have committed it to the Committee of the House , which will be holding a public hearing today at 2pm. “The insecurity in our territory had led to lost of lives, farmers are no longer safe. Even if you do commercial farming, some people will go there and destroy it and this has been reducing the resources of our people.
“It is now obvious that our police and army are overwhelmed and these menaces could only be tackled at the regional level. Amotekun has brought us to that level now.
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