The Oodua People’s Congress, OPC has come out to warn the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN to stop trying to infiltrate the South-West Security Network codenamed Amotekun.

OPC’s Publicity Secretary, Mr. Yinka Oguntimehin recently revealed this, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, the recent call by MACBAN for the inclusion of its members and other ethnic groups in the southwest outfit is nothing but a plan to overrun all the security architectures of the region.

He added that OPC will never allow Miyetti Allah to set the Southwest region on fire, and the security challenges faced daily in the North-East and North-West cannot be the portion of the Yorubas.

His words, “OPC will never allow Miyetti Allah to set our region on fire. We cannot afford to see the South-West facing the kind of security challenges faced daily in the North-East and North-West.

“Our group will never fold its arms and see the South-West overrun by herdsmen and marauders. That is why we are warning leaders of the group to desist from their sinister motives and leave Amotekun alone in the region.

“What do these Fulani herders want from us? Do they want to weaken or polarise our security outfit? The call was irrational and unjust, and we will resist any attempt to soil the name of Amotekun.

“Operation Amotekun is a child of circumstance. It is the South-West arrangement to curb the spate of insecurity ravaging the region, and since its inauguration in Oyo, Ondo and Ekiti, the response has been encouraging.”

“So, we need to support and encourage them in their quest to curb insecurity in the South-West.

“I want to commend the Director-General of the Oyo State Amotekun for standing firm in ensuring that Oyo State is safe for residents.

“I will also commend the governors of Ondo, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti and Ogun states for championing the cause for South-West safety and security.”

“And I want to appeal to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State to fast track the recruitment of the Lagos State Amotekun because from our investigations, it is sad that Lagos State still remains the most volatile state.”