The Federal Government may proscribe the Yoruba Nation separatist group led by Prof Banji Akintoye and Sunday Adeyemo, Checkout Magazine learnt.
According to the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), the Federal Government is considering this option among other options within the ambit of the law to ensure a peaceful and united Nigeria.
If the Federal Government chooses to proscribe the Yoruba Nation group, it would be following precedence after it proscribed the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in 2017.
Malami’s Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Umar Gwandu hinted at the proscription during an interview with PUNCH on Saturday.
The AGF’s aide also said it was not true that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari had not been prosecuting terrorists and bandits.
Gwandu said, “There are certain things that may not require publicity but the important thing is having a peaceful Nigeria and not discussing all or making public some of the processes so far.”
The AGF Office is responsible for matters regarding extradition, repatriation and transfer of suspects or wanted persons.
