The Speakers of Houses of Assembly in the South-West Zone have pledged to provide legislative support for Amotekun, the security initiative conceived by governors in the region. The Speakers made the pledge in a communique issued on Friday by the Chairman, Conference of Speakers of South-West States Legislature, Mr Bamidele Oleyelogun. The communique was issued at the end of a one-day security summit themed, “The imperative of Western Nigerian Security Network (Operation Amotekun): Legislative Support for the Initiative.”The summit was attended by the speakers from the six South-West states including Adebo Ogundoyin (Oyo State), Funminiyi Afuye (Ekiti), Bamidele Oleyelogun (Ondo), Taiwo Oluomo (Ogun), Timothy Owoeye (Osun) and Mudashiru Obasa (Lagos). READ ALSO: Boko Haram: Security leadership change won't guarantee victory, presidency tells CANThe speakers, according to the communique, expressed support for Amotekun, saying it would go a long way in curbing the worrisome security problems facing the region. “Operation Amotekun is a welcome development, especially in the spirit of existing community policing laws in the South-West states.

Source: Punch January 24, 2020 12:45 UTC