Following the declaration of a regional security outfit, Amotekun, formed by states in the South-west geopolitical zone as illegal by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, the governors from the zone have declared that they are ready to pursue operation Amotekun to a logical conclusion.

Malami had, on Tuesday, said the setting up of the organisation “runs contrary to the provisions of the Nigerian law.”

The Attorney-General noted that “Policing is a federal duty under the exclusive list of the Nigerian constitution.”

Reacting, the Chairman of the south west Governors Forum and Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, said Governors in the region are committed to the Success of Amotekun to check incidences of banditry, kidnapping, farmers and herders clashes.

Speaking at the 2020 Armed forces Remembrance day celebration in Akure, the state capital, Akeredolu maintained that” Amotekun is not a para-military outfit”.

He noted that the introduction of the security outfit was to complement the efforts of other security agencies in the region.

Recall that governors in the region announced the formation of the regional paramilitary outfit last week to complement the work of the police.

A launch of the outfit was held in Ibadan at the event attended by political and traditional leaders across party lines from the South-West. (Leadership)