Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Tuesday morning, signed the State Security Network Agency (otherwise known as the Àmọ̀tẹ́kùn) Bill, 2020 into law, after what he described as “a long and torturous journey” which began in July 2019.
In a series of tweets via his personal twitter handle, Makinde said the state made history as it joined other southwest states to have the Àmọ̀tẹ́kùn law in force.
The Àmọ̀tẹ́kùn Corps, according to him, “is not a replacement for our traditional security agencies (but to) complement the efforts of the Federal security agencies who are stretched to the limit as a result of pockets of insecurity all over Nigeria.”
He seized the opportunity to thank the various traditional security agencies for the work they are doing despite budgetary, operational and personnel constraints, assuring “that the Àmọ̀tẹ́kùn Corps will meet some of these gaps which will help secure Oyo State better.”