By The Lagos State House of Assembly, Monday, amended and passed the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps Agency Law 2019 bill which makes the creation of the Amotekun corps legal.
In the amendments, Section 20 (1) which subjects the appointment of the Lagos Amotekun Corps Commander to the confirmation of the House, was retained.
This is in accordance with the practice and procedures of the House that sensitive appointments must be subjected to the confirmation of the House and the need to ensure that the Amotekun Corps Commander appointment is properly scrutinized.
Section 20(3) of the amendment bill, which subject the removal of the Lagos Amotekun Corps Commander to the concurrence of the House, was deleted as the Committee agreed that there should be a single line of discipline in accordance with public service establishment and engagement.
After voice votes in favour of the amendments, the Speaker. Mudashiru Obasa directed Mr. Azeez Sanni, the Clerk of the House to forward a clean copy of the Bill to Mr. Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu for his assent.
Although the House had earlier passed the bill few weeks back, the Governor returned it for amendments to some sections which delayed his assent to the bill, the suggested amendments is what the House worked on and passed on Monday.
The Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) is codenamed Operation Amotekun (Leopard).
Amotekun, a security outfit formed for all the six states of the South Western, Nigeria, responsible for curbing insecurity in the region.
It was founded on 9 January 2020, in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Amotekun is the first regional security outfit initiated by a geopolitical zone in Nigeria.
