The Federal Government and Southwest governors have reached an agreement on the new security outfit Operation Amotekun.

The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice-President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, revealed this in a statement via his Twitter handle on Thursday evening.

Recall that a meeting between Osinbajo and the governors of the South-West states held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday.

The security outfit, Operation Amotekun, which has been a subject of a series of controversial debates, is believed to be atop the agenda of the closed-door meeting between the VP and the governors.

The minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, are also reported to have attended the meeting.

The statement read:

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, met today with South West Governors, the Attorney General of the Federation and the Inspector General of Police.

The meeting was at the instance of the Governors who had asked to see President Muhammadu Buhari over the controversy surrounding the Amotekun Initiative. However due to the President’s foreign engagement, he asked the Vice President to host the meeting.

The meeting was very fruitful and unanimous resolutions were made on the way forward.

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Having regard to the need for all hands to be on deck in addressing the security concerns across the country, it was agreed that the structure of Amotekun should also align with the Community Policing strategy of the Federal Government.

It was also agreed that necessary legal instruments will be put in place by each of the States to give legal backing to the initiative and address all issues concerning the regulation of the security structure.