Publicity Secretary of the Oodua Peoples Congress(OPC), Barrister Yinka Oguntimehin, has warned Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria(MACBAN) to desist from its plot to infiltrate the Southwest Security Network better known as Amotekun
Speaking against the backdrop of the call made by the group for
the inclusion of its members and other ethnic groups in the southwest outfit,
OPC expressed worry that MACBAN has created the greatest security challenges in
Nigeria, adding that the call by the group was a ploy to weaken the south west
security outfit and also put the region in perpetual security threat.
The OPC publicity scribe described the call as an attempt to
overrun all the security architectures of the region.
"OPC will never allow Miyetti Allah to set our region on
fire. We cannot afford to see the southwest facing the kind of security
challenges faced daily in the North East and North West. Our group will never
fold its arms and see the south west being overrun by herdsmen and marauders.
That is why we are warning leaders of the group to desist from their sinister
motives and leave Amotekun alone in the region.
Oguntimehin lambasted the leader of the Oyo State chapter of the
Fulani herders, Ibrahim Jiji for making such unrealistic request,
maintaining that the group lacked the credibility to call for its inclusion
into Amotekun.
He also urged the Federal Government to beam a searchlight
on Jiji for making such requests, adding that no Yoruba group has ever called
for inclusion into the Northern security outfits like HISBA, or the Middle Belt
security outfit.
"What does these Fulani herders want from us? Do they want to
weaken or polarize our security outfit? The call was irrational and unjust, and
we will resist any attempt to soil the name of Amotekun"
"Operation Amotekun is a child of circumstance, it is the
southwest arrangement to curb the spate of insecurity ravaging the region, and
since its inauguration in Oyo, Ondo and Ekiti respectively, the response has
been encouraging. So, we need to support and encourage them in their quest to
curb insecurity in the southwest.
Oguntimehin, however, charged all Yoruba traditional rulers across
the southwest to support Amotekun in their respective domains, stressing that
the efforts of the Oyo State chapter of Amotekun to secure the state is
yielding positive results.
"I want to commend the Director General of the Oyo State
Amotekun, for standing firm in ensuring that Oyo state is safe for residents. I
will also commend the governors of Ondo, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti and Ogun states for
championing the cause for southwest safety and security. And I want to appeal
to the Lagos state governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwoolu to fast track the
recruitment of the Lagos state Amotekun because from our investigations, it is
sad that Lagos state still remains the most volatile state.
There are signals that killer herdsmen have invaded Lagos state.
But it is also sad that southwest is full of hypocrites. From our findings, a
large percentage of the enemies of Yoruba race are within the nucleus of the
south west. Many of those behind the media propaganda against Amotekun
are Yoruba and their target is to soil the image of the region"
''Many of those opposing Amotekun are prominent sons and daughters of the Yoruba race. And I want to assure all honest Yoruba sons and daughters that OPC will soon expose those behind the verbal attacks against the southwest security outfit." He said.
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