Amotekun bill passes second reading in Oyo Assembly Metro and Crime –

TRACKING_____The ‘Amotekun Corps’ Bill sent to the Oyo State government by the Attorney General and Justice Commissioner in Oyo state, Professor Oyelowo Oyewo, on the Oyo State Security Network Agency Thursday passed second reading at the state’s House of Assembly.

The bill, which is to establish an indigenous based security agency across the six Southwest states (Oyo, Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti) to collaborate with and assist the Police and other security agencies in maintaining law and order within the states, might become law soon.

Speaking with newsmen after the plenary, the Oyo State Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin said that the lawmakers were excited with the bill and will do everything possible to accelerate its passage into law within some days.
According to him: “The Amotekun bill will go beyond 2020 and even the 9th Assembly, reason the Assembly will give it critical check to ensure the excitement does not make the State overlook possible loopholes.

“Truly, we are excited just as our people about this bill which promises to strength our state of security across Southwest states. But we’ve passed it to House Committee on Security for scrutiny. After that, we will hold a public hearing to ensure our people’s opinions are accommodated.

“Personally, I’ve seen lot of comments and positions from our people in the media about the proposed security outfits and its bill. Amotekun has generated a lot of attention and the expectations are high, thus we have to handle all its processes with the importance it deserves.”