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Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by klax(m): 10:28am On Jan 19, 2020
allthingsgood:


Grow up dear

Its you that refused to grow trying to pull every sane Nigerians along your coward path which wont work now and will never work.

I repeat if hisbah can stay then Amotekun has come to stay so if you are in pain go for healing.

Listen and listen good in a shortwhile SE and SS will emerge with their own outfit so your pain will be x4 bro.

So grow up since fulani and the Hausa has chosen to embrrased this nation let them be ready to receive their own portion in big way. Once again grow up stop being coward with earthworm spine.

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Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by orisa37: 10:32am On Jan 19, 2020
Thank you MY LORD AFE BABALOLA.

FULANI HERDSMEN ARE BOKOHARAM.
FULANI HERDSMEN ARE TERRORISTS.
FULANI HERDSMEN ARE MIGRANTS FROM MALI, BUKINA FASO, NIGER, CHAD AND CAMEROON REPUBLICS-by BUHARI.
FULANI HERDSMEN ARE TERRORISTS AND BUHARI IS BEHIND THEM-BY CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR-CNN.

THAT'S TO SAY, SINCE TANKO, LAWAN AND MALAMI HAVE BECOME MIRTHS IN THE COUNTRY, I CAN HANDOVER MUHAMMAD BUHARI TO THE HAGUE
FOR PROSECUTION FOR ALL HIS BREECHES OF THE NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION AND FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS.

THANK YOU SIR, AS SOON AS I HAVE THE MEANS, I WILL DO THAT BEFORE BURAITAI SNUFFS LIFE OUT OF ME.

HAPPY SUNDAY.
Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by chriscrosss(m): 10:32am On Jan 19, 2020
In UK old women that stays home are paid for reporting issues concerning security.. In Nigeria they are arrested ...smh..
Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by Nobody: 10:33am On Jan 19, 2020
engrelvis:
what has opc achieved apart from their leaders using it as a money making tools? My brother if nt for civilian JTF n army bokoharam wud v been at our doorstep .what Nigerian need is orientation discipline n equipment for our security forces otherwise DAT same thing making dem ineffective will also affect dis new group. Abi nor b Nigerians dey wan recruit?tinubu is d main kingpin of APC what has he done to curb security in d south? What we want to create is ethnic militia
Hisbah and civilian JTF were created to curb crime in the north , agreed. But the last time I checked, bokoharam and hersemen are spreading their tentacles like wildfire in the north. In fact, our government has called them all manners of names whereas, they are still same boko boys, from herdsmen to bandits to cattle rustlers... South west is the only truly United region in Nigeria. Forget all the political games. Once we have a common goal to achieve, all our leaders would key into it. Seyi makinde didn't back out because he's a pdp man...that's yoruba for you. Amotekun isn't an ethnic militia and I think alot need so be educated about this. They have laws guiding their activities just like the hisbah and the JTF. They report to the police. They're not same opc as people thought. Opc is an ethnic militia, just like the bakasi boys and mend. Amotekun would report criminal activities to the police. They're well structured with salary. Our leaders aren't expecting any dime from the federal government just same way they didn't ask them to fund the free education which our forebears enjoyed which is why we are still the most educated and learned region today. They're educated individuals and not touts like the opc militia. Each member recruited would have their background checked up to his hometown. His biometric information would be taken. Trust us when it comes to organisation. We do not just act on something. We study and consult widely and that's why we are different from other regions since independence. We observe the prons and cons. The rate of killings and kidnapping in our land is alarming bro. I almost fell victim last Thursday when I was going to asaba along the benin bypass highway. That desolate place...herdsmen stormed the road, kidnapping and maiming. See hundreds of vehicles stand afar, observing. Police were at a checkpoint close-by but couldn't near these people. I tried checking since Friday but discovered it didn't make news headlines. Several of such happen in the south west daily but you and I wouldn't see it in the news because the victims were not relations of the eminent personalities in our society.

We want our peace back. Amazingly, those who are opposed to this vibrant idea also have their family members represented in the south west who could be victims of these criminals anyday ,if not checked because we go to the same market to buy, ply the same roads everyday. They're just too myopic in their thinking. We have had hersemen in our midst for centuries and they don't carry guns neither do they kill or slit peoples throats open. In my town in Ekiti, my dad would give them roasted yam to eat and they'd give us Wara in return. They never encroached on our maize or yam farm. There are some criminal elements amongst them who sre evil. Shebi the federal government have said they are foreigners...eeeeh, let us send them back to their country where they hail from naw. Mind you, not only herdsmen are kidnappers oo, there are other people from the other side who come to disrupt the peace of our people. Amotekun would take care of them all.

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Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by bakescos01: 10:36am On Jan 19, 2020
engrelvis:
what has opc achieved apart from their leaders using it as a money making tools? My brother if nt for civilian JTF n army bokoharam wud v been at our doorstep .what Nigerian need is orientation discipline n equipment for our security forces otherwise DAT same thing making dem ineffective will also affect dis new group. Abi nor b Nigerians dey wan recruit?tinubu is d main kingpin of APC what has he done to curb security in d south? What we want to create is ethnic militia

The OPC are he ones that work together with some military forces to fish out the badoo boys killing and rubbing citizens in Ikorodu. Also, President Jonathan gave the OPC contract to secure oil pipeline in Lagos and they did a good job securing the pipelines. We never hear vandalism in Lagos like we hear now. The OPC are also part of the neighborhood night watch securing Lagos at night. They are also mostly hired for vigilante duties and also the police have been working with them locally to make arrest and to get intel and info. Tinubu, is just a politician and not a Yoruba Oba or representative. He is only after his own selfish interest. So, that one doesn’t count on anything. He don’t have a say for any Yoruba and he only has one vote like you and I. We need to stop making some old corrupt men feel like hero.

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Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by ThiagoKid(m): 10:37am On Jan 19, 2020
allthingsgood:


Nobody is fearing anything. Constitution doesn't give powers to any region to form vigilante. Amotekun is unconstitutional and illegal

Besides if not that Nigerians are too stupidly short-sighted with extensive memory loss, haven't we been down this road before How did bakassi, opc vigilante etc end?? By the time the amotekun realise their power and turn on the citizens, it's the same people that will be crying for fg to save them
Eyaaah is that your fear? mtchew go jor!
Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by proxillin(m): 10:38am On Jan 19, 2020
fairfora:
Hisbah and civilian JTF were created to curb crime in the north , agreed. But the last time I checked, bokoharam and hersemen are spreading their tentacles like wildfire in the north. In fact, our government has called them all manners of names whereas, they are still same boko boys, from herdsmen to bandits to cattle rustlers... South west is the only truly United region in Nigeria. Forget all the political games. Once we have a common goal to achieve, all our leaders would key into it. Seyi makinde didn't back out because he's a pdp man...that's yoruba for you. Amotekun isn't an ethnic militia and I think alot need so be educated about this. They have laws guiding their activities just like the hisbah and the JTF. They report to the police. They're not same opc as people thought. Opc is an ethnic militia, just like the bakasi boys and mend. Amotekun would report criminal activities to the police. They're well structured with salary. Our leaders aren't expecting any dime from the federal government just same way they didn't ask them to fund the free education which our forebears enjoyed which is why we are still the most educated and learned region today. They're educated individuals and not touts like the opc militia. Each member recruited would have their background checked up to his hometown. His biometric information would be taken. Trust us when it comes to organisation. We do not just act on something. We study and consult widely and that's why we are different from other regions since independence. We observe the prons and cons. The rate of killings and kidnapping in our land is alarming bro. I almost fell victim last Thursday when I was going to asaba along the benin bypass highway. That desolate place...herdsmen stormed the road, kidnapping and maiming. See hundreds of vehicles stand afar, observing. Police were at a checkpoint close-by but couldn't near these people. I tried checking since Friday but discovered it didn't make news headlines. Several of such happen in the south west daily but you and I wouldn't see it in the news because the victims were not relations of the eminent personalities in our society.

We want our peace back. Amazingly, those who are opposed to this vibrant idea also have their family members represented in the south west who could be victims of these criminals anyday ,if not checked because we go to the same market to buy, ply the same roads everyday. They're just too myopic in their thinking. We have had hersemen in our midst for centuries and they don't carry guns neither do they kill or slit peoples throats open. In my town in Ekiti, my dad would give them roasted yam to eat and they'd give us Wara in return. They never encroached on our maize or yam farm. There are some criminal elements amongst them who sre evil. Shebi the federal government have said they are foreigners...eeeeh, let us send them back to their country where they hail from naw. Mind you, not only herdsmen are kidnappers oo, there are other people from the other side who come to disrupt the peace of our people. Amotekun would take care of them all.

any man with brain should understand what u put up here....kudos

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Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by Shuugar98(f): 10:41am On Jan 19, 2020
Fulani terrorist warns to turn southern Nigeria to boko haram society reason they are afraid of Amotekun
Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by OROSUNBOLB(m): 10:42am On Jan 19, 2020
The same old tactic ! Alimi was a fulani spy sent by the caliphate to infiltrate Yoruba land and report back his findings in preparation for eventual invasion and conquest agenda of the Fulani caliphate. He settled down in Ilorin at a time when the Oyo empire had been terribly weakened by so many unnecessary internal conflicts and disputes. The empire was at its lowest ebb.

Afonja,the generalissimo ( Aare ona kakanfo) was quite ambitious and very rebellious. He had stopped taking order from Alaafin Aole. Alimi,the Fulani man was aware of all these facts. He was quite aware of the strengths and military prowess of Afonja and his warriors. He knew that there was no way the Jammahs ( caliphate warriors) would invade Ilorin and conquer the seasoned and battle hardened Afonja and his men. He thereafter devised a way and became overnight friend of Afonja. He quickly won Afonja's trust and became his adviser !

Remember,Alimi was a Fulani military spy who disguised as an Islamic scholar in Ilorin. Having studied Afonja and his men, he realised there was no way the invading "jonmon" could overrun Ilorin. So he offered Afonja the most devilish advice that cost him his life. He advised Afonja to sack all his warriors that he would supply him with "able bodied men" for him to realise his ambition of forming his own empire independent of Oyo. This is the same advice the same Fulani people are offering us again today ! Amotekun !!

Long history cut short,Afonja sacked most of his men and he replaced them with Alimi's men- the jonmon ! At a point, the jonmon became quite troublesome and stopped taking orders from Afonja. They did whatever Alimi asked them to do or not to do. Prior to the invasion of Afonja's palace and his eventual dethronement and death, Alimi withdrew all Fulani warriors from the palace. Afonja was left with very few Yoruba warriors; he was exposed.

On the day of the palace invasion, Afonja's men were grossly outnumbered. The ratio was like 30 to 1! Afonja gathered his remaining Yoruba warriors in the palace and faced Alimi and his men. He and his men fought gallantly and was able push back Alimi and his men,several meters away from the palace, to the junction where he was eventually killed. Afonja was so brave that he fought and died on his feet such that the Fulani jonmon were even scared of touching his dead body.

Alaafin was aware of everything that was happening in Ilorin but refused to give orders to his war Generals stationed in Ibadan and its environs to assist and liberate Afonja. He already placed a curse on Afonja and his offsprings that they would be treated like strangers on their own land.

Alimi received orders from Gwandu,the then seat of the caliphate, to march southward and conquer other Yoruba towns and cities. Alimi's men met their waterloo at Osogbo (1840) where they were crushed and suffered heavy defeats in the hands of Oyo soldiers ably led by the Ibadan Generals. They locked down Ilorin for months and could have taken it back without any fight but the Alaafin refused to give order to that effect. He used that to punish Afonja for his rebellion. The closest town to Ilorin is Ganmo and the traditional ruler of that town is an Oba- not an emir. That shows that the Oyo soldiers could have taken over Ilorin if they had been given order to do so.

I am Yoruba,an Amotekun !


The descendants of bandit,land grabber and terrorist called Uthman Dan fodio should know that Yoruba people will always be a thousand and one miles ahead of them in all ramifications.

The brouhaha on the pages of newspapers and the internet is needless. If anybody truly wants to stop Amotekun, then they should be the guests of Ode Ibiles and the Agbekoyas in the deep forests of Oodua land. Please don't forget to come with your AK 47s and other assault rifles. It will give us the needed platform to demonstrate what we are capable of doing.

Amotekun is here and cannot be stopped by any bandit from the plateau of futa jalon in Guinea.

Amotekun ! Ogboju Ode,gbogbo ara kiki oogun !

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Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by santori: 11:00am On Jan 19, 2020
mayour450:
People old enough will remember the menace OPC became in the early 2000s, members became terrors on the streets, ffw 2015, we saw what they did & groups like these are the foundation of Amotekun. The SW shld lobby the Legislature & the Executive for establishment of state Police.


don't compare OPC with Amotekun, Amotekun is set up by SW governors and to be backed by state assembly legislation so any excesses can be checked and tamed. OPC was the opposite of Amotekun
Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by santori: 11:03am On Jan 19, 2020
sayso:
People are too myopic and can't see this coming danger within sw. Sustainability,human virtures,religion,politics,family etc are some and many factors that will breed disaster in the sw. Time will show this, by then the division may be too much.

Fulani man, leave SW people alone

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Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by santori: 11:06am On Jan 19, 2020
allthingsgood:
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99% of this trash only exist in your wild imagibation

it's actually your imagination deceiving you . there's no going back on this laudable move

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Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by santori: 11:07am On Jan 19, 2020
allthingsgood:


Where in criminal code did u see establishment of regional vigilante
Pls don't talk rubbish. All what u posted is wishful thinking and not law

freedom of lawful association is in the constitution
Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by pacespot(m): 11:10am On Jan 19, 2020
mayour450:
People old enough will remember the menace OPC became in the early 2000s, members became terrors on the streets, ffw 2015, we saw what they did & groups like these are the foundation of Amotekun. The SW shld lobby the Legislature & the Executive for establishment of state Police.

Bakassi and opc were one kind ragtag security outfits, amotekun are fully operational with their uniform and vehicle and possibly their station just like the police
Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by santori: 11:11am On Jan 19, 2020
engrelvis:
nor mind dem bro.By d time d same vigilante group turn on us later we will know how far.d rich is going to use dem to their advantage. Am a Southerner but I dnt want it.is going to cause more harm dan good.What we shud b looking at is y anytime any president on board his tribe will want to dominate n intimidate. During Jonathan era it was Niger deltans.those guys by now would v become security risk if nt d bold steps buhari took. Now is fulanis.


Fulani herdsman why are you afraid, if you are clean no need to be worried

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Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by santori: 11:16am On Jan 19, 2020
engrelvis:
And u think dis group can stop dat?d reason civilian JTF is succeeding is because northerners are more cooperative n united dan southerners.We r traitors..

story story, if northerners are more cooperative why are they ravaged by bokoharam and more recently bandits .go and sleep. so u implying if Nigeria should split today we will be incapable of ruling ourselves. Amotekun has come to stay go and sleep

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Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by 77up(m): 11:20am On Jan 19, 2020
Smartchoiice:
NO LAW PROHIBITS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF OPERATION AMOTEKUN
Chief Afe Babalola SAN
Aree Afe Babalola himself, may his days be long .



One of the greatest people in yorubaland,yoruba people are really blessed.

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Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by pacespot(m): 11:21am On Jan 19, 2020
GlobalWay:
The most ridiculous aspect of this is that few months ago when Fulanis volunteered to start armed vigilante group to protect Yorubas in Yoruba land, the North supported then. grin What a wickedly deceitful people they are.

These Fulani people have imperialist agenda in the country, i can say this with 100% assurance. Their way of life is, if you accommodate us too much, then we override you in your own land, just like they overrode afonja in his Ilorin empire. Imagine, Fulani's want to provide security for Yoruba people in South West, what an insult!

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Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by Nobody: 11:22am On Jan 19, 2020
Wny is the Fulani powered FG afraid of SW and SE protecting themselves and securing their properties from criminals?

Are we sure that FG is not benefitting from these killings ?
Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by pacespot(m): 11:30am On Jan 19, 2020
engrelvis:
nor mind dem bro.By d time d same vigilante group turn on us later we will know how far.d rich is going to use to their advantage. Am a Southerner but I dnt want it.is going to cause more harm dan good.What we shud b looking at is y anytime any president on board his tribe will want to dominate n intimidate. During Jonathan era it was Niger deltans.those guys by now would v become security risk if nt d bold steps buhari took. Now is fulanis.

Except Yoruba president, you never heard anything of such during obasanjo presidency. Yoruba's are more dynamic, civilized and tolerant than any tribes in the country. That is why some people misread Yoruba's accommodating nature as cowardice, watch how Fulani terrorists will pee on their pant with this operation amotekun. Yoruba's are the reason why the country is still standing together, they are the uniting factor.

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Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by engrelvis(m): 12:07pm On Jan 19, 2020
santori:


story story, if northerners are more cooperative why are they ravaged by bokoharam and more recently bandits .go and sleep. so u implying if Nigeria should split today we will be incapable of ruling ourselves. Amotekun has come to stay go and sleep
u c d way l n others ( respect to dem) v been arguing constructively since without insult .pls let continue on dat line.it makes argument more interesting or don't u think so?
Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by proxillin(m): 12:07pm On Jan 19, 2020
OROSUNBOLB:
The same old tactic ! Alimi was a fulani spy sent by the caliphate to infiltrate Yoruba land and report back his findings in preparation for eventual invasion and conquest agenda of the Fulani caliphate. He settled down in Ilorin at a time when the Oyo empire had been terribly weakened by so many unnecessary internal conflicts and disputes. The empire was at its lowest ebb.

Afonja,the generalissimo ( Aare ona kakanfo) was quite ambitious and very rebellious. He had stopped taking order from Alaafin Aole. Alimi,the Fulani man was aware of all these facts. He was quite aware of the strengths and military prowess of Afonja and his warriors. He knew that there was no way the Jammahs ( caliphate warriors) would invade Ilorin and conquer the seasoned and battle hardened Afonja and his men. He thereafter devised a way and became overnight friend of Afonja. He quickly won Afonja's trust and became his adviser !

Remember,Alimi was a Fulani military spy who disguised as an Islamic scholar in Ilorin. Having studied Afonja and his men, he realised there was no way the invading "jonmon" could overrun Ilorin. So he offered Afonja the most devilish advice that cost him his life. He advised Afonja to sack all his warriors that he would supply him with "able bodied men" for him to realise his ambition of forming his own empire independent of Oyo. This is the same advice the same Fulani people are offering us again today ! Amotekun !!

Long history cut short,Afonja sacked most of his men and he replaced them with Alimi's men- the jonmon ! At a point, the jonmon became quite troublesome and stopped taking orders from Afonja. They did whatever Alimi asked them to do or not to do. Prior to the invasion of Afonja's palace and his eventual dethronement and death, Alimi withdrew all Fulani warriors from the palace. Afonja was left with very few Yoruba warriors; he was exposed.

On the day of the palace invasion, Afonja's men were grossly outnumbered. The ratio was like 30 to 1! Afonja gathered his remaining Yoruba warriors in the palace and faced Alimi and his men. He and his men fought gallantly and was able push back Alimi and his men,several meters away from the palace, to the junction where he was eventually killed. Afonja was so brave that he fought and died on his feet such that the Fulani jonmon were even scared of touching his dead body.

Alaafin was aware of everything that was happening in Ilorin but refused to give orders to his war Generals stationed in Ibadan and its environs to assist and liberate Afonja. He already placed a curse on Afonja and his offsprings that they would be treated like strangers on their own land.

Alimi received orders from Gwandu,the then seat of the caliphate, to march southward and conquer other Yoruba towns and cities. Alimi's men met their waterloo at Osogbo (1840) where they were crushed and suffered heavy defeats in the hands of Oyo soldiers ably led by the Ibadan Generals. They locked down Ilorin for months and could have taken it back without any fight but the Alaafin refused to give order to that effect. He used that to punish Afonja for his rebellion. The closest town to Ilorin is Ganmo and the traditional ruler of that town is an Oba- not an emir. That shows that the Oyo soldiers could have taken over Ilorin if they had been given order to do so.

I am Yoruba,an Amotekun !


The descendants of bandit,land grabber and terrorist called Uthman Dan fodio should know that Yoruba people will always be a thousand and one miles ahead of them in all ramifications.

The brouhaha on the pages of newspapers and the internet is needless. If anybody truly wants to stop Amotekun, then they should be the guests of Ode Ibiles and the Agbekoyas in the deep forests of Oodua land. Please don't forget to come with your AK 47s and other assault rifles. It will give us the needed platform to demonstrate what we are capable of doing.

Amotekun is here and cannot be stopped by any bandit from the plateau of futa jalon in Guinea.

Amotekun ! Ogboju Ode,gbogbo ara kiki oogun !





History will repeat itself through Tinubu
Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by engrelvis(m): 12:11pm On Jan 19, 2020
bakescos01:


I have never seen Yoruba’s being united like this time. The APC and the PDP are united on Amotekun, the past governors irrespective of there political party are united on this, the Oba’s and so on are united on this. When it comes to life of people; it’s not negotiable.
u v a point here .

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Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by mildflame: 12:21pm On Jan 19, 2020
allthingsgood:
Dead on arrival. Amotekun is unlawful and illegal, period.
.

Hisbah is very lawful
Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by 3Ceagle(m): 12:21pm On Jan 19, 2020
bakescos01:


Am sure you don’t even have an idea how true federalism is run. The Federal government is just an over seer. Under federalism the state governors are the chief security of there states. Under federalism the states makes money and send it to federal government and he shares them according back to the states. Under federalism the President and governor have equal right to policing I.e the police are being shared by the states and the President but inlike ours if you call police for some emergency they will still have to inform Abuja for authorization. How can a criminal commit an offense in Lagos and be transferred to Abuja because he is a Notherner and they can help negotiate his release there. Go check how other countries run true federalism before coming here to talk about what you have no idea of.

Can you tell me the part of my comment that is contrary to what you have outlined above. May be you should check my others comment on this issue, it might give you a better insight to what i have said about amotekun and federalism.
Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by pacespot(m): 12:32pm On Jan 19, 2020
OROSUNBOLB:
The same old tactic ! Alimi was a fulani spy sent by the caliphate to infiltrate Yoruba land and report back his findings in preparation for eventual invasion and conquest agenda of the Fulani caliphate. He settled down in Ilorin at a time when the Oyo empire had been terribly weakened by so many unnecessary internal conflicts and disputes. The empire was at its lowest ebb.

Afonja,the generalissimo ( Aare ona kakanfo) was quite ambitious and very rebellious. He had stopped taking order from Alaafin Aole. Alimi,the Fulani man was aware of all these facts. He was quite aware of the strengths and military prowess of Afonja and his warriors. He knew that there was no way the Jammahs ( caliphate warriors) would invade Ilorin and conquer the seasoned and battle hardened Afonja and his men. He thereafter devised a way and became overnight friend of Afonja. He quickly won Afonja's trust and became his adviser !

Remember,Alimi was a Fulani military spy who disguised as an Islamic scholar in Ilorin. Having studied Afonja and his men, he realised there was no way the invading "jonmon" could overrun Ilorin. So he offered Afonja the most devilish advice that cost him his life. He advised Afonja to sack all his warriors that he would supply him with "able bodied men" for him to realise his ambition of forming his own empire independent of Oyo. This is the same advice the same Fulani people are offering us again today ! Amotekun !!

Long history cut short,Afonja sacked most of his men and he replaced them with Alimi's men- the jonmon ! At a point, the jonmon became quite troublesome and stopped taking orders from Afonja. They did whatever Alimi asked them to do or not to do. Prior to the invasion of Afonja's palace and his eventual dethronement and death, Alimi withdrew all Fulani warriors from the palace. Afonja was left with very few Yoruba warriors; he was exposed.

On the day of the palace invasion, Afonja's men were grossly outnumbered. The ratio was like 30 to 1! Afonja gathered his remaining Yoruba warriors in the palace and faced Alimi and his men. He and his men fought gallantly and was able push back Alimi and his men,several meters away from the palace, to the junction where he was eventually killed. Afonja was so brave that he fought and died on his feet such that the Fulani jonmon were even scared of touching his dead body.

Alaafin was aware of everything that was happening in Ilorin but refused to give orders to his war Generals stationed in Ibadan and its environs to assist and liberate Afonja. He already placed a curse on Afonja and his offsprings that they would be treated like strangers on their own land.

Alimi received orders from Gwandu,the then seat of the caliphate, to march southward and conquer other Yoruba towns and cities. Alimi's men met their waterloo at Osogbo (1840) where they were crushed and suffered heavy defeats in the hands of Oyo soldiers ably led by the Ibadan Generals. They locked down Ilorin for months and could have taken it back without any fight but the Alaafin refused to give order to that effect. He used that to punish Afonja for his rebellion. The closest town to Ilorin is Ganmo and the traditional ruler of that town is an Oba- not an emir. That shows that the Oyo soldiers could have taken over Ilorin if they had been given order to do so.

I am Yoruba,an Amotekun !


The descendants of bandit,land grabber and terrorist called Uthman Dan fodio should know that Yoruba people will always be a thousand and one miles ahead of them in all ramifications.

The brouhaha on the pages of newspapers and the internet is needless. If anybody truly wants to stop Amotekun, then they should be the guests of Ode Ibiles and the Agbekoyas in the deep forests of Oodua land. Please don't forget to come with your AK 47s and other assault rifles. It will give us the needed platform to demonstrate what we are capable of doing.

Amotekun is here and cannot be stopped by any bandit from the plateau of futa jalon in Guinea.

Amotekun ! Ogboju Ode,gbogbo ara kiki oogun !





I like this your narrative, though society is now modernized, we have modern police, military and para military comprised of all tribes. Hope Yoruba's can learn from history, but Nigeria unity is also important. But the invasive attitude of these Fulani's needs to be put to check.
Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by OROSUNBOLB(m): 12:38pm On Jan 19, 2020
proxillin:


History will repeat itself through Tinubu

Tinubu factor has been taken care of. You will know with time.
Re: Amotekun: Western Nigeria Security Network In Pictures by pacespot(m): 12:39pm On Jan 19, 2020
Vortex369:
Wny is the Fulani powered FG afraid of SW and SE protecting themselves and securing their properties from criminals?

Are we sure that FG is not benefitting from these killings ?

Thank you for this. Are you the one in that picture?

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