The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Wednesday approved Governor Ahmed Aliyu’s initiative to establish a Community Guards Corps in the state.
The approval came after reviewing a report from the joint House Committees on Special Services and Security Matters, Judiciary, Justice, and Human Rights Committee.
Alhaji Nasiru Adamu (PDP-Goronyo), the Committee’s Chairman, disclosed that the executive bill underwent a comprehensive examination, leading to 28 recommendations.
“These recommendations included reframing the bill’s title to ‘A bill for a law to establish the Sokoto State Community Guards Corps’, providing for the preservation of peace, safety of persons and their property, and prompt response in emergency situations,” he said.
Adamu additionally emphasized the necessity for a new section pertaining to the service numbers of officers and the rectification of typographical, technical, and drafting errors by the Legal Services Department.
The Speaker, Alhaji Tukur Bala, introduced the report for deliberation, and the members unanimously approved the proposal through a voice vote.