Stop Amotekun Now, Group Tells South West Governors

A group, Yoruba Appraisal Forum (YAF) has called on South-West governors halt the Amotekun security outfit.

The Group in a rally on Friday in Lagos said Amotekun has been hijacked by some people who do not mean well for the South West region.

The Spokesman of the group, Oloketuyi Joshua Ojo who addressed newsmen during the rally said it has uncovered plans by some people to use Amotekun to destabilize the region.

“Those who set up the outfit had good intentions, but the idea will soon be hijacked by politicians and land-grabbers. Amotekun was a noble one, as they set out to protect the people of the region against criminal elements causing wanton destruction of life and property.

“The idea has been hijacked and is now intended for purposes that could be injurious to the continued corporate existence of Nigeria. We have uncovered plans to use Amotekun to destabilise the South-West and, ultimately, the entire country.

“Amotekun has been hijacked by those who don’t mean well for Yorubaland and the country at large. They plan to hide under the guise of providing security to cause mayhem in the country” he said.

Ojo said some bad intentioned people “have through devious means, subtle and outright naked threat, taken over Amotekun for the purpose of achieving their selfish agenda of dismembering Nigeria, in collaboration with their foreign sponsors and the indications to this are very clear.

“Unfortunately, the South-West governors are ignorant, throwing their weight and resources behind a security outfit whose real motive they are not aware of,” he said