National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has broken his silence on the raging debate on Amotekun, the regional security outfit established by governors of the south-west…
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Policemen, on Tuesday, positioned themselves at the Gani Fawehinmi Park, the Lagos venue of the protest against the Federal Government’s position declaring the establishment of Operation Amotekun as illegal. The…
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Atiku Backs Amotekun – Says “Local Policing Is A Necessity”
by Damilare Salami January 19, 2020Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has expressed support for the establishment of a regional security outfit in the south-west, saying the police have been overstretched. In a statement, Paul Ibe, his…
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Amotekun Is A Plot Against The Fulanis – Miyetti Allah Alleges
by Damilare Salami January 18, 2020The Miyetti Allah Kaute Hore has asked the federal government to arrest south-west leaders in charge of Amotekun, a regional security outfit. In an interview with The Sun, Bello Bodejo,…
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AMOTEKUN: National Security Agencies In Full Support – Gov Fayemi
by Damilare Salami January 17, 2020As criticism continues to trail the Federal Government’s declaration of Operation Amotekun illegal, the Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, yesterday disclosed that the national security agencies were properly informed before…
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Amotekun: IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu Vows To Support Southwest Govs With 1m Men
by Damilare Salami January 16, 2020A proscribed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday, commended Southwest governors for setting up Amotekun security outfit. Kanu assured that IPOB members were ready…
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Akeredolu Dares Malami, Buhari, Says Amotekun Has Come To Stay
by Damilare Salami January 16, 2020Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, says the constitution does not prohibit the establishment of a regional security outfit. The attorney-general of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, had declared the outfit…
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Southern, Middle Belt Leaders Question Buhari’s Govt Over Operation Amotekun
by Damilare Salami January 15, 2020The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum has condemned the decision of the federal government to declare Amotekun, a security outfit set up by Sout-west governments, illegal. The forum described…
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The President Buhari led government has opposed the establishment of ‘Operation Amotekun’ by South-West states, branding it as an illegal institution. The government, through the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar…
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Amotekun Is Not Sustainable – IBB Tackles South-West Governors
by Damilare Salami January 14, 2020A former Nigerian military ruler, Ibrahim Babangida, has criticised the recent setting up of the South-west regional security initiative, Amotekun, saying it is not sustainable. Mr Babangida also dismissed the…