Tag: amotekun
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Soyinka to FG: Legality or not, Amotekun has come to stay!
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has declared that the establishment of Operation Amotekun by Southwest governors ‘has come to stay irrespective of its legality’. Soyinka said the supplementary security outfit launched in Ibadan last week, came up as a result of series of meetings by the leaders of the region to curb insecurity issues that…
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Why Buhari govt declared Amotekun ‘Illegal’ – Fani-Kayode
Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister of Aviation has kicked against a statement by the Nigerian government describing ‘Operation Amotekun’ as illegal. Recall that in a statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Dr Umar Gwandu, the government said the establishment of…
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Sagay tackles FG, insists South West Govs’ ‘Amotekun’ legal
Chairman of Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, PACAC, Prof. Itse Sagay, has declared the establishment of Operation Amotekun by Southwest governors as legal and in line with their constitutional role as chief security officers of their states. His position opposed that of the Justice Minister and Attorney-general of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, who declared the…
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BREAKING: FG declares South West Govs newly launched ‘Amotekun’ illegal
The Federal Government on Tuesday declared as illegal the paramilitary outfit ‘Amotekun’ launched last week by the South West governors. The Attorney General of the Federation made the feeling of the government known in a statement made available to Vanguard on Tuesday. In the statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations…
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Amotekun a special New Year gift – Soyinka
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has described the formation of the Western Nigeria Security Network, with the code name of ‘Amotekun’ as a pleasant New Year Gift. He declared support for the supplementary security outfit launched in Ibadan last week, saying its emergence signified that the yearnings of Nigerians prevailed. Soyinka spoke in Lagos today…
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Amotekun: Tender public apology to Kanu – IPOB tells Ohanaeze, S’East govs
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has demanded an unreserved apology from the South-East governors and the Ohanaeze Ndigbo over their alleged roles in its prosecution and proscription. The group said the governors and the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation must tender the apology to its leader, Nnamdi Kanu and the entire IPOB family. In a…
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Amotekuun not different from IPOB – Northern Youths
The Northern Youths Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has faulted the creation of Amotekun in the South-West, claiming it is not different from the outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). Recall tha TheNewsguru, TNG reported that the Amotekun was launched in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday as part of measures to curb crime in Yoruba land.…
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S/West governors to launch regional security outfit, Amotekun on Jan. 9
THE joint Southwest security outfit, Amotekun, will be inaugurated on January 9, Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, has confirmed. Recall that TheNewsGuru (TNG) had earlier reported that the stage was set for the launch of the outfit by the six governors of the region. The outfit will take off on January 9 after the endorsement…
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Insecurity: S/West govs embrace operation Amotekun
The South-West governors will on January 7, inaugurate Operation Amotekun, a security strategy meant to combat killings and kidnapping in the zone. The Ekiti State Commissioner for Information, Mr Muyiwa Olumilua, who said this in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday, said vehicles and equipment for the security outfit were ready. He stated that the…