The Oyo and Lagos State Houses of Assembly on Tuesday passed their state Security Network Agency Bill, 2020 codenamed Operation Amotekun into law. In Oyo, the lawmakers in their dressing had showed their readiness for the day’s business as majority of them wore customised outfits in the shade of leopard skin. The session started with…
The Houses of Assembly in the South West has rejected request by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) to participate in the operations of the South West regional security network codenamed Amotekun. It was gathered that the houses of assembly turned down their request after concluding work on the bill during the…
THE Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has announced the recruitment forms for the Operation Amotekun outfit will be ready next week. The governor, who spoke through his Special Adviser on Security Matter, Alhaji Jimoh Dojumo, said the recruitment on the operation process had begun. He said, “ We are yet to issue out forms…
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, visited the Inspector General of Police, IGP Adamu Mohammed in Abuja on Wednesday, declaring that his administration would not condone violence in Oyo. The Governor, who spoke to newsmen at the premises of the Force Headquarters, stated that he had briefed the IGP on the security situation in the…
…as Adams urges FG not to destroy Nigeria with appointments tainted with nepotism From Adewole Kehinde, Ado-Ekiti Two foremost leaders from the South West, Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum who doubles as Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, and the Are-Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Chief Gani Adams on Monday allayed fears expressed from some quarters in…
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) is canvassing the establishment of Operation Shege ka Fasa in the North in response to the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Operation Amotekun. ‘Shege ka Fasa’ means I dare you. The coalition, which was the brain behind the 2018 quit notice to the Igbo living in the North,said yesterday…
The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has on Thursday retracted his his earlier comment about the establishment of the Western Nigeria Security Outfit which he declared illegal. Malami whose condemnation on the outfit codenamed Operation Amotekun has since caused uproar on social media claimed he was only misinterpreted by the Six southwest governors…
Herdsmen under the umbrella of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore have warned Southwest governors to withdraw their support for Western Nigeria Security outfit, codenamed ‘Operation Amotekun’, adding that their continued support for Operation Amotekun may hurt the Southwest’s chances of getting the Presidency in 2023. The National Secretary of the group, Alhassan Saleh, said this…
The popular prophet, Primate Elijah Ayodele has said that the established security outfit codenamed ‘Operation Amotekun’ may turn out to be a terrorist’s group. The founder and spiritual leader at INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church who stated this on Sunday at his church headquarters in Lagos, advised the governors that this may set the tone for…
Following the declaration of Federal Government of declaring the security outfit known as Amotekun by South-West states, the Nigerians have been reacting. The Attorney General of the Federation who spoke on behalf of the Federal Government said in a statement that the issue of defence and security fell under the exclusive list and not with…
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