Barely a few days after the inauguration of a security outfit known as Amotekun by South-West states, the Federal Government has declared the paramilitary outfit as illegal as it is not backed by any known law in the land.

The Attorney General of the Federation made the feeling of the government known in a statement made available to Vanguard on Tuesday.

In the statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Dr Umar Gwandu, the government said the issue of defence and security fell under the exclusive list and not with the state.

The statement reads in part: “The setting up of the paramilitary organization called “Amotekun” is illegal and runs contrary to the provisions of the Nigerian law.

“The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) has established the Army, Navy and Airforce, including the Police and other numerous paramilitary organisations for the purpose of the defence of Nigeria.

“As a consequence of this, no State Government, whether singly or in a group has the legal right and competence to establish any form of organization or agency for the defence of Nigeria or any of its constituent parts.

“This is sanctioned by the provision of Item 45 of the Second Schedule of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) authorizing the Police and other Federal Government security services established by law to maintain law and order.

“The law will take its natural course in relation to excesses associated with organization, administration and participation in “Amotekun” or continuous association with it as an association.

“Finally, it is important to put on record that the Office of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice was not consulted on the matter.

“If it had, proper information and guidance would have been offered to ensure that Nigeria’s defence and corporate entity are preserved at all times.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2020/01/breaking-amotekun-is-illegal-security-outfit-%25E2%2580%2595fg-declares/amp/

Buhari is joking Amotekun is here to stay

Is Hisbah legal?

Secure us, MBA
Restructure, MBA
We will secure ourselves, MBA.

Con3 bleeped.

Is this a kind of power tussle between IGP and AGF?

Some people will still blame IPOB for this, just watch

El rufai is cooking


Cabals are distributing

Nonsense 6 state assemblies agree and form a body to defend their Constituency since Buhari has refused to and now Buhari says it's illegal ..Buhari U lie

Rubbish. These northern people really take us so small.

The guts.

The same fanatics have unleashed hisbah on everyone in the north. Yet they say the yorubas can't have a militia. Them dey mad

Hmm.

Hope the south is seeing the handwriting on the wall this time around

Screw this useless government.Meanwhile, Hisbah police is legal down the core north right? Fulani terrorists carry AK-47 rifle with impunity

Provide security-no! Let us defend ourselves-no.Abeg lets us determine our coexistence as a nation.Any southerner who still thinks Nigeria will get better is mentally deranged.

But Sharia police is legal?

Buhari's defense minister once backed Fulani jihadist militants against Benue State government, mocked Benue State governor when Fulani jihadist understand Miyetti_Allah were slaughtering Benue State indigens,

Miyetti_Allah have killed over 30,000(thirty thousand) Nigerians since 2015 and non have been persecuted, Miyetti_Allah is still walking around freely and making more threats.

Zamfara State granted amnesty to hundreds of Fulani bandits arrested, Katsina State governor went to take pictures with armed Fulani bandits in their camps in the forest.

Fulani jihadist herdsmen have conquered and renamed many villages in Plateau State, sack the people and replaced them with imported Fulanis from other West African countries.

Buhari is backing his kinsmen to carryout ethnic cleansing in Nigeria.


Fulani jihadist killed more people than Boko Haram in 2018 yet they said they are mere criminals.

THE WORLD IS WATCHING

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But Hisbah up North is legal?

hh

People following politics, una dey try o.

Another blow

I will love to see how yoruba leaders take and react to this.What a shame for Nigeria,we are truly a conquered people.Hisba police in the North is still existing.

Ghen Ghen !!!!

Osetigo

Nonsense.
Malami has no such declarative power, he is a lawyer and not a judge.
If vigilantes can operate with AK 47s so can Amotekun.
Let Malami head to court to stop the outfit.

If our security system was functional, the government would have been justified.

I think it's stuff like this that disintegrates a nation... Nigeria is fully on that course...

Hope biwhari no mad
Who is federal government

Restructuring is the only answer, Fulani mission is to kill us all! it won't happen

Buhari government has failed to protect the people. Funke Arakunrin killed just like that, Fulani kidnapped Olu falae in his farm, all these must stop! Buhari has failed

Since the FG says it is illegal, we would meet in Court.

I can't see any law backing Hisbah police too.

Has anyone noticed that, unlike previous months, the number of people opposing this government on threads on front page has increased.
I'm guessing they've reduced the salary of our Nairaland resident zombies

Chai politics