Nigeria
Why We Are Afraid of Amotekun- Miyetti Allah
The national secretary of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Saleh Alhassan, has said the Amotekun Security outfit’s target is to displace herdsmen in the South West.
Alhassan who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday morning, said Amotekun is similar to the Odua Peoples Congress (OPC) which has a history of heinous crimes and killings and therefore a threat to the nation’s stability.
“For us, Amotekun, the Yoruba tribal militia is one of the greatest threats to democracy we now have in place. You cannot empower an ethnic militia that has violent crime.
“We are afraid because if they don’t tame this monster at an early stage, it is going to be a serious disaster for the country.
“Essentially what you have as Amotekun is OPC that have a history of ethnic crimes and killings. And the proponents of Amotekun have not hidden who their targets are.
“They have consistently said their target is to displace the herders from the Southwest” he said.