Our CorrespondentsThe Chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, has said the region’s security outfit, Operation Amotekun, will kick off any moment from now. ‘We are not establishing another security outfit that will rival maybe the police or the army. “The Conference of South-West State Speakers met on Thursday and gave its support for the establishment of Amotekun. A communiqué after the meeting said, ‘‘Operation Amotekun is a welcome development, especially in the spirit of the existing community policing laws in South-West states. The Senator appealed to the governors and DAWN Commission to ensure that Amotekun got legal backing to start operation.

Source: Punch January 25, 2020 01:38 UTC