Lukman Olabiyi, Lagos

The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland and National Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Iba Gani Adams, has written a letter to the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN), over the Federal Government’s declaration of the South-West’s ‘Operation Amotekun’ as illegal.

In the letter dated January 15, Adams stated that the right to preserve and protect life can never be in the exclusive list of any government.

He said that the AGF’s declaration against the governors who were elected, not selected or appointed, is against the spirit of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution (as amended).

Adams also condemned the AGF over his threat that the full course of the law would be applied to anybody promoting the Amotekun security initiative.

“It is unfortunate that rather than praise the governors, you are condemning their action, thereby strengthening the hands of those who believe the Federal Government is against some sections of the country,” Adams said in the letter.

“As a lawyer and a Senior Advocate, you should know that you are not the law. You are only the Attorney-General, not a court.

“It is only a court of competent jurisdiction that will decide if what an individual, group of individuals, an entity or a state does is legal or otherwise.

“So, it is only a court that can invalidate the South-West joint security initiative, not you.

“I want to establish this fact that the Yoruba have a right to protect themselves from attack or violence of any sort.

“Issues of security is highly sensitive, and we can now understand where the threat is coming from. It is unfortunate that the FG is doing everything to frustrate the southwest governors’ efforts.”

He added that Amotekun initiative has nothing to do with the territorial integrity of Nigeria and If there was a breach of the territorial integrity of the country, the military would come in immediately.

Adams added that “One thing is clear: Nigerians have the right to protect themselves. Not only that: South-West people have a right to protect and defend themselves against attacks. Amotekun is an initiative by the South-West governors to defend our people.”

The batttle line is drawn
Interesting times ahead

We've been here before.

The AGF is high on cowdung! The Southwest security has been threatened in the last few years. In the city of Lagos today, some dreaded killers have invaded the state and they act like sane people.

1. In recent times there have been increased level of stabbings of innocent people going to work early in the morning in the city of Lagos, but nobody is talking about this.

2. Crooks now use their private cars in the kidnap of innocent people leaving for work early in the morning, this is another evil which few people are talking about.

3. There is an increased level of migration from areas affected by BHT and Hausa-Fulani attacks to Lagos and other SW states, thereby increasing the threat level of the SW states.

4. The list is endless.. The time for Amotekun is now!

Buhari and Malami are working together on this playing good cop, bad cop.

Now that bad cop Malami has spoken they expect SW Governors to go beg good cop Buhari to intervene.

The law of Nigeria does not belong in the hand of either one of them. Amotekun will operate with or without either one of them.

One region controlled by a minority can not dictate and enforce its will on the majority.

In fact we are writing down their atrocities, they will feel our might when sit in that Presidency. Another Fulani will not succeed Buhari and the Southerner President will restructure this country.

you people are afraid of fulanis but still embrace buhari. how will you escape this from calamity me