The Myetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Oyo State chapter, has called for the inclusion of its members in the proposed ‘Amotekun’ initiative in the state. Alhaji Yaqub Bello, a former Chairman of MACBAN in the state, made the call on Monday during a public hearing on the Oyo State Security Network Agency […]
Speaker of the Osun state House of Assembly, Timothy Owoeye on Monday said that the ‘Amotekun’ corps will assist the police and other security agencies carry out their lawful activities that will maintain law and order in the state. The speaker stated at a public hearing organized by the state House of Assembly on the […]
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday began amendments of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps law to accommodate the South West Security Network otherwise known as “Amotekun.” A public hearing towards the enactment of the law to give legal backing to the security initiative has been slated for Monday, 24th February, 2020. Odili: […]
The bill for a law to establish the Ogun State Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps, on Thursday scaled second reading at the Ogun Assembly. Mr Yusuf Sherif, the Majority Leader, moved the motion for the second reading of the bill, which aims to assist in maintaining law and order in the state, during plenary […]
Osogbo – Mr Timothy Owoeye, the Speaker, Osun House of Assembly, on Tuesday appealled to the Nigeria Police Force to give moral and operational support to Amotekun, the security initiative of South-West states. Owoeye made the appeal while receiving the new Osun Commissioner of Police, Mr Jonhson Kokumo, alongside top police officers, who paid him […]
As part of ways to inject sanity into the conduct and operations of the Ekiti state Security Network Agency, otherwise known as ‘Amotekun’, the state branch of the Nigerian Bar Association(NBA) has recommended compulsory psychiatric test for the personnel of the agency during recruitment. The NBA said the step has become necessary in view of […]
Osogbo – The Osun House of Assembly on Friday acknowledged that it had received the draft Bill on Amotekun (a regional security initiative of Southwest Governors) following its endorsement by the State Executive Council on Thursday. Mr Timothy Owoeye, Speaker of the Assembly, through his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Alabi confirmed the receipt of the […]
Akure – Ondo State Government on Wednesday approved a draft bill of the Ondo State Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps, codenamed operation Amotekun, for passage into law. Mr Donald Ojogo, Commissioner for Information and Orientation, said in a statement that the bill would be transmitted to the State House of Assembly for legislative scrutiny […]
John Baiyesha, an Ilorin based constitutional lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) recently headed the panel that investigated and exonerated the former Kogi State deputy governor of allegations against him. In this interview he provides legal perspectives to some burning issues in the polity. He also spoke about the recent Imo State gubernatorial election […]
A civil society group known as Societal Safety Network (SSN) has cautioned the South West governors not to endanger the lives of persons of Yoruba extract living in other part of the country with the newly launched security outfit , code named “Amotekun”. Executive Director of SSN, Ambassador Abdulrahman Agboola at a press conference in […]
Traditional rulers in Ondo State, under the aegis of “De 130 Krown Obas”, has called on the Southwest governors to ignore negative comments about “Operation Amotekun” and conclude necessary arrangements for the immediate take-off of the security outfit in the six states of the zone. The monarchs, who spoke through their state President, the Owa-Ale […]
…Meet with Osinbajo, Malami, IGP …AGF was right, we’ll give it legal backing – Akeredolu Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday met with South-West Governors where it was agreed that the structure of Amotekun should also align with the Community Policing strategy of the Federal Government. Amotekun is a security Initiative inaugurated on January 9, […]
National Deputy President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale -Oke has urged governors in the south west zone to properly legalise the region’s security initiative, ‘Amotekun’. The plea was contained in a release signed by Oke’s Media Officer, Kayode Oladeji and made available to newsmen in Ibadan on Wednesday. Oke, who […]
The All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has called for dialogue between the Governors of the South-west and the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami, over Amotekun. Tinubu who said this in a statement, recommended that the best way to resolve the issues arising from Amotekun is for the two ends […]
‘Too much energy has been spent distorting this issue (Amotekun) instead of seeking a resolution that supports local enhancement of security while keeping the constitution intact. If this becomes the standard for how we handle disagreements then we will obscure Nigeria’s path forward with our own rubbish.‘ the National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), […]
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) says it is sensitising its members on the need to improve their economic activities through modern techniques in breeding of animals and its value-chain. The association said this in a statement signed by Othman Ngelzarma, National Secretary of MACBAN on Tuesday in Abuja. MACBAN described the association […]
..’Amotekun’ voice must be heard, say rally organisers Men of the Nigeria Police, on Tuesday, stormed the venue of a pro-Amotekun rally being organised by the Yoruba World Congress (YWC) in Lagos State. The group had planned the protest to support the security outfit set up by the South West Governors last week to complement […]
Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has urged the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to perish any thought of outlawing the newly launched South-West security outfit, Amotekun, saying it has come to stay to safeguard lives and property of the people. Speaking while addressing journalists at his residence in Abuja, Fani-Kayode said that the security outfit […]
Day break has caught some Nigerian leaders on the wrong side of history. Aspiring for public office is as easy as dreaming dreams. But the most difficult aspect of dreams is the consummation of its reality. Most Nigerians have found themselves on the leadership plane. But their actions and utterances depict a frustrating departure from […]
“Civilian organizations in Kano and other places in the north, they are not illegal, how are they now illegal in the south? For me I am not surprised, any dictatorial tendency from the federal government is welcomed because I have predicted it so they are only confirming all that I have said about Buhari’s dictatorial […]