Lagos State House of Assembly passes Amotekun bill into law

Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the Amotekun Bill into law through the amendment of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Agency Bill 2020.

This is coming a few weeks after Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State revealed that the bill which was presented before the Houses of Assembly in the six Southwest States will be given accelerated reading.

The governor also stated that the bill is for the security of the Southwest, not just for the Yoruba people in the region alone.

”A lot of people have misconstrued the essence of the Amotekun security network. It is not about an exclusive protection of indigene of the South West. It is about the safety and security of every person resident in the six states of the South West, regardless of where they might have come from. As long as they are legitimately and legally resident in every part of the states, we consider it our duty, we consider it our responsibility to protect them as long as their within the jurisdiction", he said.

The Amotekun bill has also been passed by the Oyo State House of Assembly.