Ogun State Assembly Passes The Amotekun Bill

The Ogun House State of Assembly has on Tuesday passed a bill for a law to establish the Ogun State Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps.

It was gathered that the Majority Leader, Mr. Yusuf Sherif, had presented the report of the Committee on Security and Strategy during plenary in Abeokuta.

The majority leader moved the motion for the adoption of the report and it was seconded by Musefiu Lamidi a member of the House. The motion was also supported by the whole House.

Sherif then moved the motion for the third reading of the bill and this was seconded by Sola Adams.

The clerk of the House, Mr. Deji Adeyemo, read the bill for the third time while the Speaker, Mr. Olakunle Oluomo, ordered that a clean copy of the bill be forwarded to Gov. Dapo Abiodun for his assent.

The lawmakers had during the second reading of the bill on Feb. 20 stated that the bill was to assist in maintaining law and order in the state.

They posited that the Amotekun corps would be a community policing body serving as complement the work of other security agencies in the state.

The lawmaker stated that Amotekun would curb criminal activities such as kidnapping, robbery, cultism, and terrorism.