YORUBAS IN DIASPORA THROW WEIGHT BEHIND AMOTEKUN

 ‘Every state assembly in the South-west must urgently pass the enabling laws to validate the establishment of Amotekun as a joint venture of the region,”, the body said, and equally gave kudos to what it called “the foresight of South-West  Governors and stakeholders including political leaders, traditional rulers and especially DAWN Commission for the initiative,”

The association pointed out that the initiative has brought relief and peace to the region, which was enveloped by “unprecedented heightened state of emergency…in the first ten months of 2018 when kidnappers wrought havoc beyond imagination and citizens’ fear for their lives was at the highest point in decades.”

The Medical Doctor who resident in New York pointed at the economic loss the state of insecurity in the region has brought as well as the threat to prospective foreign tourists “since even many of the association’s members were reluctant to travel home on vacation” stating that for these reasons, they have nothing but appreciation for the Governors and other stakeholders who pulled off the new security outfit.

The association referencing the statement credited the Attorney General, Abubakar Malami who, pronounced Amotekun as illegal said the principal consideration of any legal or constitutional regime is the peace and security of all citizens.

Penpushing also reports that the group asked “if an outfit established for the protection of lives is deemed unconstitutional, we fail to understand the legitimacy of such a Constitution”? If Hisbah has been operating since 1999 and it is not deemed unconstitutional, Amotekun has a right to protect the people of Yorubaland from violent marauders who have not been effectively deterred by the existing federal security operatives.”