North should be ready for Amotekun ―Arewa Youth leader, Shettima

As controversy continues to trail the formation of a security outfit to tackle rising

threats in the Southwest, a northern group has thrown its weight behind the group,

known as Amotekun.

The National President of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, Alhaji Yerima

Shettima, said in an interview with Vanguard that they were in full support of

Amotekun given the rising wave of insecurity and violence across the country in

recent times.

Shettima said that rather than dismissing Amotekun as illegal and vilifying the

Southwest governors for their ingenuity in setting up the security outfit, the federal

government should team up with the governors and ensure the workability of the new

outfit.

“Shettima said: I am a strong supporter of community policing given the state of

insecurity in Nigeria particularly in the northern part of the country and I believe that

Amotekun is a right step in the right direction which should be supported by all wellmeaning Nigerians.

“As far as I am concerned the North should get ready to start its own version of

Amotekun in order to be able to tackle the rising wave of insecurity in the region. It is

only when one is alive that there could be governance.

“The situation is clear and simple: If the state cannot protect and defend its citizens

the people must find a way to protect themselves,” the youth leader contended.

Vanguard News Nigeria.