Amotekun

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu wants a private discussion between the Governors of the South-west and the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami, over Amotekun. According to him, the foundation of Nigeria is not at risk with the launch of Amotekun because it ...

Respected lawyer, Femi Falana has had his say on the new South West Security Network, “Operation Amotekun.” According to him, the attorneys-general in the states in the southwest zone need to highlight the urgent responsibility of making sure the enabling laws for Amotekun are enacted by the respective houses of ...

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said ex-Governor of Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa describing Amotekun as a security outfit in the South West region is a recipe for tragedy. The award-winning writer revealed this in a recent statement today. According to him, he wants Nigeria to avoid the mistake by ...

Yoruba elders are not happy with national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu for saying nothing about Operation Amotekun, a security outfit established by his region’s governors. Afenifere chieftain, Pa Ayo Adebanjo recently blasted the APC leader, who is seen as a political leader in the South-West ...

Ex-Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has backed community, state and zonal policing to assist the effort of FG in ending insecurity in Nigeria. He had his say via a recent statement issued by his media adviser, Paul Ibe. According to him, the main role of government, at all levels, is ...

Reno Omokri has written on how feels about the inauguration of new security outfit in the SouthWest region of Nigeria, Amotekun. According to him, the eventual impact of Àmọ̀tẹ́kùn will be to equate the Southwest with the Southeast in the eye of the average Northerner. Reno believes Amotekun is a ...

2nd Republic lawmaker, Dr. Junaid Mohammed has blasted the people behind new security outfit, Amotekun, saying it is just the South West’s way of transforming into another country via the backdoor. Junaid feels the people responsible for its formation are against the country’s interest and should be prosecuted. According to ...

Ex Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has begged the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to not contemplate on outlawing the newly launched South-West security outfit, Amotekun because it was established to protect the lives and property of the people. He revealed this in his Abuja residence at a media parley with ...

Ex Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George, has said Amotekun should not be used as an agenda to push Nigeria to war, even if it has to be supported. According to him, Amotekun has to be accepted and not blasted by some Northern groups. ...

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has come out to say that the Western Nigeria Security Network, code-named Amotekun, organized by the six Southwest States to battle crimes in the region, is here to stay. According to NANS, any move by the Federal Government to scrap it will not ...

Leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has backed Operation Amotekun, the new regional security outfit of Nigeria’s Southwest geopolitical region. According to the Biafra clamourer, IPOB is ready to work with the incumbent leadership of the Yorubas to make it happen. Nnamdi believes the outfit is ...

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has said the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami does not have the power to declare “Operation Amotekun” legal or illegal. According to him, the public should disregard any statement from him because he or the other governors involved have said nothing ...

Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi has come out to say that governors in the South West would soon review Federal Government’s decision to declare Operation Amotekun, an illegal outfit. He revealed this at a recent press dinner with the media in the state. According to him, he cannot say anything ...

The Federal Government has revealed reasons why Amotekun, launched by the governors of the South-West to decrease challenges in the region, is illegal. The government had their say via the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. According to Malami, the South-West governors did not consult ...