Bandits 've declared war on Nigeria —Afenifere

 


....Wants Amotekun, Ebube Agu to become state police

THE pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday, expressed worry over the worsening insecurity in the country, saying that bandits have declared war on Nigeria.

The Yoruba body also urged the Federal Government to allow Amotekun and Ebube Agu outfit to become state police, as a way of tackling insecurity in the country.

It stated this in a communiqué issued at the end of its meeting at the country home of its acting Leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, in Sanya-Ogbo, Ogun State.

The meeting was attended by Ayo Adebanjo; Deputy Leader, Oba Oladipo Olaitan; Sola Ebiseni, Cornelius Adebayo, Supo Shonibare, Kole Omololu, Leke Mabinuori, Senator Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele, Senator Adegbenga Kaka, Dr. Gbola Adetunji, and Babatunde Oduyoye. 

Others were Dr. Ebun Sonaiya, Jare Ajayi, Prof Akin Onigbinde, Dr. David Atteh, Femi Monimikan, Mr. Dauda Adam, Mr. Lanre Anjolaiya, Mrs. Toyin Falade and participants Kwara and Kogi states.  

Afenifere, in its resolutions, noted with serious concern the security problems in the country and urged the Federal Government and security agencies to buckle up and “be more decisive in the way they tackle security issues that have made living in Nigeria painful, short and brutish.”

Part of the resolution reads: “We call on the government and security agencies to stop the kid-glove treatment with which terrorists and kidnappers are being handled.  

“Afenifere believes that terrorism and related vices including kidnapping are on the increase in part because of the double standard being played by the government and security agencies on this matter.  

“We commend the steps taken by southwest governors on the establishment of security networks like Amotekun and that of the South East on Ebube Agu.  

We urge the national authorities to let these security networks be transformed into state police forces. We strongly believe that doing so will arrest the pace at which Nigeria is fast descending into a state of anomie.  

“Afenifere again reiterated its position that restructuring remains the panacea to solve the multifarious problems bedevilling the country now. And we insist that this restructuring should be done before the next elections in the country.

“In the meantime, every community must be at alert to realise that they must defend themselves from bandits who seem to have declared war on Nigeria.

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