'Funds Will Turn Amotekun Into Terrorists' - Primate Ayodele

Primate Elijah Ayodele has released prophecies about Amotekun, a Western Nigerian Security Network. He says funds will turn the security group into "terrorists".

Primate Ayodele, the leader of INRI evangelical spiritual church, in a series of prophecies sent to AllNews Nigeria on Wednesday said that Amotekun would have been a good thing, but the point is that politicians will begin to use them "for their own selfish interest".

Primate Ayodele added that funds will turn Amotekun into a terrorist group.

"Amotekun would have been the best to take care of the south-west but because of the unseriousness of the governors.

"Officials of the security outfit will perform well but they will be indicted.

"Issues of Amotekun will be reviewed.

"If Amotekun is being managed well, there will be an argument on state allocations."

Meanwhile, AllNews Nigeria reports that a man simply identified as @highfee_nonii took to Twitter stating that the Amotekun group is already terrorizing the people of Oyo state with guns, whips, swear words, fast-moving vehicles.

Amotekun already terrorizing the people of Oyo state with guns, whips, swear words, fast moving vehicles. As reported by @highfee_nonii (22nd of December, 2020). pic.twitter.com/c2Fdo8LHuQ

— B h a d o o s k y (@BhadmusAkeem) December 22, 2020

Amotekun Allegedly Kill Two In Oyo State

Recall that on December 17th, 2020, two persons were allegedly shot dead by an officer of Oyo State Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, in Ibadan.

The Amotekun personnel, said to also be a member of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), was accused of killing two people in Isale Osi area of the city.

However, in a statement signed by Col. Olayinka Olayanju (rtd), the Amotekun Commandant in the state, the security outfit denied that its operative fired the gunshot.

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Olayanju explained that there was a crisis around Born Photo/ Isale Osi area, where the OPC faction of late Dr. Frederick Fasehun was trying to tackle some hoodlums.

He said Amotekun was invited and its operatives went there while returning from an operation where a Lebanese man was rescued from his abductors on December 15.

He said: “By the time we got there, we saw that the OPC members and the hoodlums were already exchanging gunfire, but our operatives and Operation Burst were able to bring the situation under control. We arrested some suspects and handed them over to Operation Burst.

“After that had been settled, the hoodlums later gathered and attacked an OPC member, who is also a member of Amotekun in the area.

“In the earlier incident, while the exchange of gunshots was going on, one of the hoodlums was hit. However, he didn’t die on the spot. We learned he later died at home.

“So, the hoodlums regrouped and went to attack the OPC member, who is also an Amotekun operative in the area. He then called his OPC colleagues who came to his rescue. So, there was no time Amotekun shot at anybody… It is so unfortunate that some media organizations published that an Amotekun operative shot and killed some people.”