Tag: amotekun
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Group gives Tinubu 24 hours to disclose position on Amotekun
An association, Save Lagos Group, has given former Lagos State governor and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, 24 hours to reveal his position on the newly established South-Western security network known as ‘Operation Amotekun’. Tinubu has remained silent on Amotekun since its launch by South-West governors last week. Attorney-General of the…
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FG vs Amotekun: Where is Bola Tinubu?
By Remi Oyeyemi “Òro se ni wò, ká lè m’eni tó fé ni.” – Yorùbá Aphorism; Translation: “Be afflicted and know those who love you.” “Ká rìn gèrè, ká f’esè ko, ká w’eni tí ó se ‘ni pèlé.”– Yorùbá Aphorism; Translation: “You know your true friends in time of trial.” Time is a very powerful…
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Amotekun In line with Buhari’s security agenda for Nigeria – Fayemi
Operation Amotekun is a logical end product of President Buhari’s compelling vision on community policing, Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi said on Thursday. Fayemi described the controversy trailing the January 9 inauguration of the security outfit as storm in a tea cup. He insisted that contrary to the claim by Attorney-General and Minister of Justice,…
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What The Ostrich Told Amotekun
Azu Ishiekwene There’s a reason why we’re the world’s largest ostrich farm. And that reason was given yet again in legalese in the response of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to Amotekun, the regional security network launched by the six South west states last week. In nice words that invite the governors…
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‘End Amotekun now or lose 2023 presidency’ Miyetti Allah tackles South West
Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, the umbrella association of Fulani herdsmen, has warned that Southwest may lose the 2023 presidency for their support for the region’s security outfit, Operation Amotekun. Alhassan Saleh, Miyetti Allah’s National Secretary, said the herders were disappointed with the way Southwest governors were supporting Amotekun. “This Amotekun scheme is political and is…
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IPOB will support Amotekun, says Nnamdi Kanu
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu on Thursday, pledged maximum support to the Operation Amotekun regional security outfit of the South-West geopolitical zone. He said the outfit had come to stay regardless of the federal government stance on it. The federal government had declared the security outfit illegal, saying it was…
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Photo: Makinde visits Obasanjo, says South West Govs yet to receive FG’s directives on ‘Amotekun’
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has chided Nigeria’s attorney-general and Justice Minister Abubakar Malami for declaring on the pages of newspapers the Western Nigeria Security Network illegal. Makinde, who visited former Nigerian leader, Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun state said the governors are still awaiting Malami’s official letter, and until then his objection should…
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Nigeria’s constitution not against Amotekun, Akeredolu tackles FG
Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, says the constitution does not prohibit the establishment of a regional security outfit. Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), had declared the outfit illegal, saying security is an exclusive preserve of the federal government. But in an interview with Channels TV on Wednesday, Akeredolu, chairman of the south-west governors’…
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Amotekun: South West Governors need not consult FG – Falana, Agbakoba
Former President, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) and activist Lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) have said that the governors of the south west Nigeria have done no wrong with the formation of Amotekun corps. They said they do not have to consult with the Attorney General of the Federation before taking security measures…
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You watched Nigerians get killed, Soyinka fires back at Amotekun foes
Professor Wole Soyinka, Nigerian playwright and literary luminary has condemned individuals who tag Operation Amotekun(leopard) initiated by the South West governors to curb insecurity in their region. Speaking in Lagos on Wednesday, the Akogun of Isara traced his past concerns for sanity on roads through a memo to the then military governor of the Western…