Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeder Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) Oyo State chapter, Yakubu Bello, on Monday, has said members of Miyetti Allah should be included in the Amotekun Corps in the state.
Bello made the call on Monday at the public hearing on Oyo State Security Network Agency Bill, 2020, held in Ibadan.
According to Bello, it is not possible that every Fulani man is bad, just like only a bad person will fear the establishment of the new neighbourhood security outfit.
While expressing support for the establishment of the Amotekun Corps, the Miyetti Allah leader posited that his members needed to be part of the outfit.
Addressing the gathering, Speaker, Oyo State Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin, noted that the Amotekun when it comes into force would complement the police in ensuring the safety of lives and properties.
Ogundoyin who was represented by Mr. Mohammed Fadeyi, Deputy Speaker, said it would also complement other security agencies across the south west.
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He noted that the public hearing was to enable the Assembly garner views and opinions from all stakeholders in order to have a smooth operation of the Amotekun Corps.
In his own remarks, the Special Adviser to Gov. Seyi Makinde on Security, Fatai Owoseni, assured that the corps will not witch-hunt any ethnic or religious group, but flush out bad eggs from the society.
Oyo State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Prof. Oyelowo Oyewo, said that no nation could witness any development without proper security.
He also assured that the security arrangement would be for all residents of the state.
Earlier, the Chaiman, House Committee on Security and Strategy, Mr. A . Obadara, who stressed that it was the responsibility of any government to ensure security of lives and property of the citizenry, noted that the security challenges confronting Nigeria as a nation necessitated the inclusion of people at the grassroots in the security management of various communities.
He said the inputs of stakeholders were important to having an enforceable and people-oriented law in Oyo state.
