Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has called on governors in the six South West states to be vigilant and put in place proper structures in securing the region.
Iba Adams, who made the call following the alarm raised by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state on the influx of bandits fleeing the military operations in the Northwest, said the alarm was real and needs urgent attention.
Governor Makinde raised the alarm on Monday, during the 2025 annual inter- faith service in Ibadan, Oyo State.
In a statement made available to the media by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Aderemi, Iba Gani Adams, urged the South West governors not to ignore the alarm raised by the Oyo State governor, insisting that insecurity has been a major issue in the country, with the South West region becoming a new target for bandits and kidnappers.
The Yoruba generalissimo stated further that he had raised similar alarm in the past, requesting the governors in the South West region to allow him work with the states security architectures in order to get rid of bandits and kidnappers across the region.
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“The alarm raised by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State was a wake- up call for all the governors in the South West. I raised a similar alarm last year and nothing was done and it is sad that up to the present time, nothing has really changed, except that insecurity is increasing by the day.
“South West Security Stakeholders Group (SSSG) including the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) Agbekoya Society, Vigilante Group of Nigeria,(VGN), Professional Hunters, Vigilante Jahun, Agbekoya Peace Movement, Agbekoya Solidarity Movement, COMSAIC, Isokan Ile Oodua, Egbe Obinrin Oodua Agbaye,Omo Oduduwa United,and a few others under my leadership have been doing their very best in ensuring that the South West region is safe.
“But now that Governor Makinde has raised the alarm, there is the need for an urgent approach in order to address the situation before it gets out of hand.
“Oyo State is the political capital of the South West region and anything that happens in the state,no doubt, has a direct effect on the entire region.
“So, I urge all the governors in the South West to be vigilant and do the needful by addressing the security situation in their respective states before it is too late.
Iba Adams,while reiterating the need for regional autonomy and state police, warned that the SSSG will not allow bandits and kidnappers to turn the South West to their footholds.
“We will resist any attempt to turn Yoruba land into bandits and kidnappers’ foothold,” Iba Adams said.
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