Amoketun: Lagos Assembly committee to present report to Lawmakers

The Tunde Buraimoh-led Committee on Information, Strategy and Security of the Lagos State House of Assembly will on Tuesday present the report on the proposed amendment of the state Neighbourhood Safety Corps Agency Law 2019 at plenary, a source has said.

The law is being amended to create Amotekun Corps in line with the South West’s effort to tackle rising crime waves such as kidnapping for ransom, killings, robbery and banditry and others which have assumed an alarming proportion in recent times.

Last Monday, the House held a stakeholders’ forum were they pledged support for the creation of Amotekun in the state.

The House suspended its recess two weeks ago to consider the executive bill sent to it.

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Sources at the Assembly revealed that notice had been sent to lawmakers and legislative staff.

“The House shall consider laying and presenting the report on a bill for a law to amend the Neighbourhood Safety Corps Agency bill 2020 tomorrow,” the source said.

All the State Houses of Assembly across the region are working at passing bills into law within the shortest possible time for the creation of the security outfit in their states.

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