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From Bisi Oladele, Ibadan, Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta, Toba Adedeji, Osogbo and Rasaq Ibrahim, Ado-EkitiAll is set for the commencement of Operation Amotekun, the Western Nigeria Security Network .Houses of Assembly in the six states – Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti – are expected to pass the regional security outfit’s operational bill for the governors to give assent on Friday.
He said the Constitution has no room for a regional security outfit. He also said security is on the Exclusive list. Consequently, attorneys-general in the six states met to draft a bill while the speakers of Houses of Assembly agreed to give the bill accelerated passage. The Lagos State House of Assembly said it is awaiting the Bill from the Attorney-General’s office. A principal officer gave the assurance that it will be given expeditions consideration.
“The chairman and the traditional rulers know the people in their domain to be recruited into the outfit and I believe that none of them will deliberately compromise the security of their people.” According to him, the Amotekun bill has 38 provisions “painstakingly prepared”, with specifications for each of the states which outline the operational guidelines.
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