A legal framework is to be drawn for the Western Nigeria Security Nework otherwise referred to as Amotekun.
This is the decision reached on Thursday by the Federal Government and the governors of the states of the South West of Nigeria who are behind Amotekun.
The agreement was reached at a meeting chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Present at the occasion were the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu; the governors of South West states and the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.
Speaking with journalists shortly after the meeting, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State said the decision to have a legal framework drawn was to address the issues causing the crisis over the setting up of Amotekun.
His words: “We had a very fruitful discussion. Governors of South-West, as you know, we were all there. The meeting was presided over by the Vice President. The Honourable Attorney General of the Federation was there as well as the Inspector General of Police.”
He added: “We have rubbed minds and all of us have agreed on the way forward. The most important one is that we are going to have legal framework to back this Amotekun. And this legal framework is going to be one which we all are going to look at and will be sure to go without any hindrance.”
Akeredolu disclosed that Malami, at the meeting, insisted that the formation of Amotekun was illegal.
Recall that Amotekun was launched on January 9 to stem the increasing rate of criminal activities in the South West of the the country.
The governors of the six states in the South-West are the organisers.
However, hardly had the security network been launched than Malami declared it illegal.
His reaction ignited controversy with many declaring that Malami was discriminatory since similar organisations were set up in other parts of the country, particularly, North and no dust was raised.
