The Osun State House of Assembly has refuted assertions that the recently revised legislation establishing the Osun State Security Network Agency, commonly referred to as Amotekun, confers prosecutorial authority upon the corps.
This clarification comes in response to what the Assembly characterizes as a willful misinterpretation of the amended legislation by certain factions.
In a statement released by Olamide Tiamiyu, the Chief Press Secretary to Speaker Adewale Egbedun, on Monday, the Osun State Assembly emphasized that Section 4(1)(k) of the amended law clearly requires the Amotekun Corps to submit case files to the Attorney-General’s office upon the conclusion of investigations.
The Assembly underscored that this stipulation is consistent with Sections 174 and 211 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which reserve prosecutorial powers solely for the federal and state attorneys-general.
Furthermore, the Assembly highlighted that the Amotekun Corps was established in…