Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ - Culture

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Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by agwom(op): 6:41am On Jan 30, 2020

The Oluwo of Iwoland Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, yesterday called on Yoruba stakeholders to use the regional Amotekun to checkmate what he called the incessant traditional corruption and ritual killings. The royal father said politicians should be held responsible for trading their game with kidnapping.

In a statement by his press secretary, Alli Ibraheem, Oluwo said: “Amotekun as an institution should be made to fight traditional corruption most especially ritual killings consuming our children’s blood daily.

There is blood of innocent people in the street. It is a failure on the part of government, traditional institution and other stakeholders that no severe legislation is enacted to punish ritual killers and their accomplice” “I want to charge all the stakeholders to streamline the activities of Amotekun to prioritize checkmating of ritual killings to protect innocent lives and enact death penalty for any culprit caught killing human for rituals. I’m not happy with ritual killers.

“They are not human. Government should help us by enacting a law against ritual killers. Whether male or female, anyone killed by ritual killer is my children. It must stop. Human are not animals that you slaughter, killed and dismembered. It is an aberration. Such is never part of any culture. We should empower Amotekun to challenge such barbaric act.”

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/amotekun-should-fight-ritual-killings-traditional-corruption-oluwo-2.html

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Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by ThiagoKid(m): 7:02am On Jan 30, 2020

I hope you people wont kill dis amotekun of a thing

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Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by solmusdesigns: 7:14am On Jan 30, 2020

Na hin own go always different.. Emir Igbolabi

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Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by GeoAfrikana(m): 7:19am On Jan 30, 2020*

This is the kind of comment I like to hear; apolitical and realistic.

I believe that one primary reason why we won't be able to combat insecurity in the country is our politicization of deaths and threats. Any killing, robbery or kidnapping is automatically linked to herdsmen even without an iota of relationship. What nonsense?!

I've travelled to all corners of this country and I can tell you that every tribe commits as worse crime as these so-called herdsmen.

In the east, go to Onitsha and Owerri markets, O my God! Daylight robbery, duping and killing. In fact there are some areas in that Onitsha market that even police can't enter.

In the north, specifically in Mabushi, Abuja, robbers will cut off your arm if you refuse to handover your bag.

Do you remember the video of Birom people who killed and roasted a whole congregation of worshippers on Salah day? No one escaped. That video made me think of Birom people as cannibals until I met a Birom guy during my NYSC.

My friend was almost lynched by some thugs near Aba market on a business trip. If not for one public transport driver (also an easterner) that threw him in his bus and drove him away, they would have killed him there. Funny enough those guys claimed to be avenging MNK by robbing foreigners. Of course we know that as crazy as MNK may be he can't approve such barbarism.

In the south-west here, just yesterday I saw a man who was robbed by local armed thieves. Many children and adults go missing. Don't even mention body snatchers, those ones are story for another day.

Many people will come for this man's throat and kidney but he has spoken the bitter truth. The number of people we lose to ritualists is immeasurable compared to herdsmen attacks.

This doesn't mean we shouldn't condemn and attack criminal herdsmen but it means we shouldn't always view matters from political and politicians' point of view. If we do then what's the essence of the critical thinking we were taught in school.

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Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by hisexcellency34: 7:19am On Jan 30, 2020

Oba Lil Wayne

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Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by helinues: 7:20am On Jan 30, 2020

Abi

Agreeing with Oba Akanbi for the first time. SW past and present leaders never cared about tackling the Ritualist menace.. May be they are beneficiaries sha

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Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by Renforce: 7:20am On Jan 30, 2020

They should fight book haram too undecided

Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by Onlinealaba(m): 7:20am On Jan 30, 2020*

The whole thing is getting complicated but I believe amotekun is here to stay.
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Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by YoungLionken(m): 7:20am On Jan 30, 2020

I don't think that would work, after all,they(amotekun) will solely depend on charms for fortification/protection,and it has to do with alot of rituals...

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Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by Gten(m): 7:21am On Jan 30, 2020

Traditional corruption? Amotekun truly needs a legal framework.

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Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by yinkus6750(m): 7:21am On Jan 30, 2020

Which one is traditional corruption again?
They are to protect and make the highways safe, against robberies and herdsmen attacks.
They shouldn't complicate what the role is.

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Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by Dareal90s(m): 7:21am On Jan 30, 2020

Anything evil or illegal should be fought, that's d main reason for d outfit.

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Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by gbadexy(m): 7:22am On Jan 30, 2020

First time I'm agreeing with him.

Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by johnjay4u2u(m): 7:22am On Jan 30, 2020

Abeg, what is the function of today's Nigeria kings?

All most do is collect salary, marry more wives, grab lands and oppress people.

Who asked him questions?

The Kings we read about fought for their people. The ones we have now are political ass lickers.

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Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by Mrpojj(m): 7:22am On Jan 30, 2020

agwom:
https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/amotekun-should-fight-ritual-killings-traditional-corruption-oluwo-2.html

Definitely omotekun will do all that

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Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by endy69: 7:23am On Jan 30, 2020

I'm afraid now

Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by Racoon(m): 7:23am On Jan 30, 2020

What about the herdsmen terrorists?

Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by Sweetcollins: 7:23am On Jan 30, 2020

Bakassi owa

Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by Ken55ng: 7:24am On Jan 30, 2020

He made a good point

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Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by majamajic(m): 7:24am On Jan 30, 2020

Good

No cover up

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Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by NaijaOlosho(f): 7:24am On Jan 30, 2020

Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by Ken4Christ: 7:24am On Jan 30, 2020

I concur. They should go into the forest, discover all shrines of ritualists, destroy them and arrest all those involve.

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Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by TRUSTEDGUY: 7:24am On Jan 30, 2020

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Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by majamajic(m): 7:24am On Jan 30, 2020

endy69:
I'm afraid now

Are u from Ogun ?

Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by baysherpsyche: 7:25am On Jan 30, 2020

All this responsibility including ritual killings, hian. Which work police come dey do?

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Re: Adewole Akanbi: Amotekun Should Fight Ritual Killings, ‘Traditional Corruption’ by TRUSTEDGUY: 7:26am On Jan 30, 2020

yinkus6750:
Which one is traditional corruption again?
They are to protect and make the highways safe, against robberies and herdsmen attacks.
They shouldn't complicate what the role is.

Witch craft, rituals, using juju to hinder or kill your fellow man etc...