Left-Right: Deputy Governor of Osun State, Mr Gboyega Alabi; Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi; Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Mrs Noimot Salako; Gov.
Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State; Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State; Inspector General of Police, Mr Muhammed Adamu; and Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Mr Rauf Olaniyan, during the Southwest governors meeting with the IGP and other stakeholders on community policing in Lagos.
Mba stressed that the police did not have the discretion of issuing gun licence because the licensing is governed by law and it works with the provisions of the Firearms Act. “By merit, I mean it will be assessed strictly in line with the provisions of the Firearms Act. No license will be issued or any request ascertained outside the context and provisions of the law. We are a country guided by law and we will work with the provisions of the Firearms Act.”
Meanwhile, following increased killings and kidnappings in the South-West, the governors of the six states in the region launchedon January 9, 2020 in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, to provide security for the people within the region. The governors also threatened to approach the court if the Federal Government continued to oppose the initiative. But following a meeting the governors had with the Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo; the AGF and the IGP, Mohammed Adamu, they resolved to come up with a framework that would provide backing to the regional security outfit.
Also, the IGP said, “This is the second meeting we have held with the governors of South-West region concerning the creation of. The just concluded meeting was to discuss and fine-tune Amotekun. Our conclusion is what the chairman of South-West Governors’ Forum has explained.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
South-West govs, IG adopt model for Amotekun
Read more »
BREAKING: Community policing to be infused into Amotekun, says IG
Read more »
BREAKING: IGP, South West Gov agree on AmotekunThe Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu and the six South West governors under the aegis of South West Governors Forum...
Read more »
Amotekun: IGP, South-West govs meet in Lagos
Read more »
Amotekun: South West Governors, IGP agree on state-based arrangement; shelve regional planThe announcement was made after the governors met with the Inspector-General Police, Mohammed Adamu, at the Lagos State House, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.
Read more »
We Are On The Same Page On Amotekun, Say South-West Govs, IGPThe Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu and the South-West Governors on Wednesday said they are on the same page on the modalities of security outfit codenamed ‘Amotekun’, saying it would be coordinated by the Nigerian police and backed up by the right legal framework. The IGP who spoke to Journalists at the end of […]
Read more »