Crime & SecurityLifestyleNewsNigeriaLagos Assembly Amends Amotekun Bill

The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps Agency Law (amendment) 2019 bill.

The bill which made provision for the creation of am Amotekun corps into Law was amended on Monday.

However,  Section 20 (1) of the bill 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.

The House had passed the bill a few weeks back, but the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu returned it for amendment.

The Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa had directed Mr. Azeez Sanni, the Clerk of the House to forward a clean copy of the Bill to the Governor for his assent.

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