Ekiti State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Olawale Fapohunda has announced the readiness of the Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun law, and that law will be presented to the Ekiti State Executive Council on Wednesday, February 12.
Fapohunda who disclosed this on Friday at the end of a meeting of South West Attorneys General in Ibadan said the six states in the zone have agreed on the broad outlines of the model Amotekun law would follow in the states.
Speaking on the similarities of the law across the six southwest states Fapohunda said: “based on our histories and current realities, each of the six states has individual needs and expectations from the law.
“The Model Amotekun Law adopted by us appropriately reflects these expectations and is flexible enough to accommodate individual circumstances. We were also guided by international standards and best practices in the field of community policing”.
On the Ekiti State Amotekun Law, he said: “We have drafted a law that is concise and comprise only the most necessary provisions. Community policing is an important component of this law.
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According to the Ekiti State Attorney General, Key features of the law would include; the establishment of the Ekiti State Security Network Agency that would oversee the operations of the state’s security corps; the powers of the Ekiti State AMOTEKUN Corps to bear licensed firearms in the performance of their duties subject to the approval of the Inspector-General of Police.
Other features of the law include; clearly stated criteria for enlistment into the Ekiti State AMOTEKUN Corps. This will include rigorous security checks on all applicants, the establishment of an Independent Amotekun Corps Complaints Board to expeditiously inquire into and report on any matter regarding the conduct of AMOTEKUN Corps specifically as it relates to abuse of power including corruption and human rights violation
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