The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) on Thursday rose against the launch of “Operation Amotekun” in South-West Nigeria describing it as a threat to national security.
It will be recalled that “Operation Amotekun” is a joint security outfit conceived and launched by the six Governors of Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo States to address security threats such as kidnapping, robbery and other social vices confronting the region on Wednesday.
The President, NYCN, Isah Abubakar in a statement noted that the outfit was an offshoot of Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), calling on the frontline stakeholders to rise against it.
“AMOTEKUN group in South-west is OPC military wing in disguise in much the same league with the proscribed IPOB terrorist organization, the President must not allow this unconstitutionality to prevail.
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“The South-west Governors must desist from backing nefarious groups such as this one. AMOTEKUN is a threat to peace and national security, and any attempt to jeopardize Nigeria’s sovereignty.
“The AMOTEKUN GROUP is not different from Boko Haram and the IPOB movements. “We call on the Nigerian Police, DSS and the military not to take this lightly with the Governors of South-west.
“The National Security Adviser should promptly take steps that will avert the looming threat to our national security that is about to be created by governors of South-west, OPC and others.”
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