Fayemi signs Amotekun bill into law, says criminals in trouble
The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has signed the Ekiti State Security Network Agency Bill called Amotekun Corps into law.
“Since the advent of democracy in 1999, this is the first time when Yoruba people will speak with one voice without political or religious considerations”, he said. “Let me clarify that Amotekun will help the police to arrest, gather intelligence and information, arrest and prosecution of criminals, tackle illegal mining, land trespass, cattle rustling, destruction of crops, trespass into farmlands, cultism, highway robbery, among others.
“The issues of recruitment, training, and deployment will be carefully considered. All the operatives will work in areas where they understand better”.
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