FG is insisting that Southwest Security outfit, Operation Amotekun, remains an illegal entity.
The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, revealed this in Abuja in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Dr. Umar Gwandu.
According to him, Femi Falana saying Southwest states should first enact vital laws to back Amotekun vindicates FG’s current position of the security outfit.
He added that no effort to hide the truth will work because it is clear for all to see.
His words, “By asking for the state governments of the Southwestern Nigeria to “proceed to enact the necessary laws” in justifying the legality of the establishment and operation of Amotekon, Mr Femi Falana is reaffirming and reiterating the Federal Government’s stance that the establishment of the operation currently is illegal,”
“It is interesting that no matter the situation, truth prevails. This arrangement called Amotekun is not backed by any law neither at the State nor at the Federal Government level. Amotekun, therefore, remains unconstitutional and illegal as already indicated.
“No amount of effort to hide the truth will work. People could be carried away by sentimental or emotional inclinations, however, truth remains apparently palpable. The bottom line is that the current Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria doesn't accommodate formation of regional security architecture.
“This is a fact which is undisputable and undeniable. Mr. Falana was prevaricating and circumlocuting using evasive techniques when he was asked by the media to justify the presence of lacuna within the law which could establish or protect the concept of regionalism in any operation in the country.
“This arrangement called Amotekun is not backed by any law neither at the State nor at the Federal Government level. Amotekun, therefore, remains unconstitutional and illegal as already indicated.
“The Federal Government appreciates that legally-minded Nigerians have started to eschew emotions by offering legal comments on the matter as against being carried away by other inclinations.
“The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice is devoted to the rule of law and a constitutional democratic Federal Republic of Nigeria.”