Amotekun: Yoruba World Congress plans solidarity walk tomorrow

The Yoruba World Congress (YWC) has called upon Yoruba people within and beyond the shores of Nigeria to troop out tomorrow Tuesday and stage a protest rally in support of Operation Amotekun, a security network recently established by governors of Western Nigeria to wage war against insecurity in the region.

The protest codenamed ‘Amotekun Solidarity Walk’ would be staged in all the South West State capitals under the guidance of the YWC which is an umbrella body of all Yoruba Socio-cultural and Self Determination Groups within and beyond Nigeria.

The YWC is being led by

Yoruba Leader, Emeritus Professor of History and Second Republic Senator, Banji Akintoye.

A statement made available to newsmen on Saturday by YWC Director of Contacts and Mobilization, Comrade Victor Taiwo, said the protest will hold simultaneously in Lagos, Abeokuta, Ibadan, Osogbo, Akure and AdoEkiti respectively from 9am.

The statement said “All Yoruba people are urged to come out in their millions any where they are in Oduduwa Land on Tuesday to show to the world that Amotekun has come to stay.

“We must show to the external forces and their internal collaborators who want to stampede our resolve to protect ourselves, safeguard our land from kidnappers, armed-robbery and put an end to consistent destruction of our farm lands that enough is enough.

“Well-meaning Yoruba people and leaders of thought would be at designated venues to address the protest. We want to assure our Governors that Yoruba people are behind them on Amotekun. We urge them not to shiver and they must never shiver. It is no retreat, no surrender. We will not surrender Amotekun”

The statement said list of state coordinators for the protest would be released on Sunday after proper consultation with relevant stakeholders.