Tag: amotekun
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Osun Gov signs Amotekun Bill into law
Osun State Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola on Friday signed the Amotekun Corps Establishment Bill into law. The bill was transmitted to the governor by the Speaker of the State Assembly, Mr Timothy Owoeye on Thursday evening. The House had on March 3, 2020 passed the bill into law after a public hearing to seek stakeholders’…
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Just in: Gov Makinde, aides wear Amotekun-inspired outfits as he signs bill [Photos]
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde and some of his aides on Tuesday, wore a leopard-print as he (Makinde) signs the Oyo State Security Network Agency Bill 2020 for the establishment of Amotekun Corps into law. Recall that the Oyo House of Assembly had on March 3, passed the bill to the governor for assent after…
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UPDATED: Lagos, Ondo pass Amotekun Corps Bill
The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the Amotekun Corps Bill into law by amending the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Agency Bill. The bill was passed on Tuesday. The lawmakers amended the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Law to include the Amotekun corps. The Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, led by the…
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BREAKING: Ogun Assembly passes Amotekun bill
The Ogun House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill for a law to establish the Ogun State Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps. The Majority Leader, Mr Yusuf Sherif, had presented the report of the Committee on Security and Strategy during plenary in Abeokuta. Sherif stated that the committee recommended that the bill be…
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[MUST READ] Obasanjo tackles PMB: ‘Paralysis, katakata in Buhari’s administration…as if nobody in charge’
“There has been embarrassing paralysis and katakata in the present nation’s security house as if we have nobody in charge. If it had happened before, it was not so brazenly in the public domain. This type of situation cannot do credit to us as Nigerians and it can only sap confidence in the security architecture…
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Miyetti Allah into Amotekun like hyenas and lions – FFK
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has kicked against suggestions that members of the Myetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) should be recruited into ”Amotekun” the new security outfit created by southwest governors. Alhaji Yaqub Bello, a former Chairman of MACBAN in the state, made the suggestion on Monday February 24th during a public…
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Include Miyetti Allah members in Amotekun Corps – Bello
Alhaji Yakubu Bello, Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeder Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) Oyo State chapter, on Monday, called for the inclusion of members of Miyetti Allah into the Amotekun Corps in the state. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bello made the call at the public hearing on Oyo State Security Network Agency Bill,…
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Miyetti Allah seeks members’ inclusion in Operation Amotekun
The Myetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Oyo State chapter, has called for the inclusion of its members in the proposed Amotekun initiative in the state. Alhaji Yaqub Bello, a former Chairman of MACBAN in the state, made the call on Monday during a public hearing on the Oyo State Security Network Agency…
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We‘ll ensure Operation Amotekun is not politicised – Ogun govt.
The Ogun government, on Monday, said it would ensure that the South-West Security Network, popularly known as Operation Amotekun, was not politicized when its bill was eventually passed into law. Gbolahan Adeniran, the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, stated this during a stakeholders’ meeting on the Amotekun bill, held at the state House of…
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Lagos Assembly to amend neighbourhood corps law for Amotekun
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday commenced the process of amending the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Agency Law 2019 to accommodate a section for Amotekun Corps. The House took the first and second reading of the bill at plenary on Thursday and committed the bill to the Committee on Information, Publicity, Security…