Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State today signed into law, the bill for the establishment of Ekiti State Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps, which was passed to law on February 14, 2020 by the state House of Assembly.
Fayemi said, “Today, we joined the comity of states in the Southwest in signing the Amotekun Bill into Law”.
He specifically told the criminals that anywhere they hide in the state, they would be fished out by the Amotekun Corps.
According to him, “The collective quest of Ekiti-kete and indeed the Yoruba race to address the security challenges in our state and region has brought out the ‘Omoluabi’ in all of us. The issue of Amotekun has reaffirmed that indeed the ‘Omoluabis’ are their brothers’ keepers. For the first time in this democratic dispensation, we spoke with one voice without political and religious considerations. This is a thing of joy and pride for all freeborn Ekiti-kete and indeed Yoruba, and a mark of respect for our collective heritage as a people. You will recall that our sister States in the South-West have performed the exercise that brought us here today. We are gathered here, therefore, to further show that the wellbeing of our people is not negotiable”.
Among those who attended the signing ceremony were members of House of Assembly, State Executive Council, traditional rulers, Vigilante Group of Nigeria, traditional hunters and Oodua People’s Congress among others.
