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Ekiti Passes Amotekun Bill Into Law

The act establishing Ekiti State Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps  has been passed into law by the Ekiti State House of Assembly.

During the plenary on Friday, Speaker of the House,  Funminiyi Afuye, in the third reading announced that the bill has become law, waiting for the assent of the State governor.

The first two stages of passing the bill to law were done on Thursday before the plenary was adjourned till today.

The lawmakers, who debated the bill exhaustively in the chambers on Thursday, spoke on the appropriateness of the proposed law in view of the security challenges facing the state, region and Ekiti State.

A public hearing was also conducted on the Bill later on Thursday.

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At the resumed sitting on Friday, the House Committee on Security presented the committee’s report.

The report was adopted by the committee of the House, then the Bill went into the third reading, which it passed through.

Doris Israel Ijeoma

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