Igboho expresses readiness to guard Oyo public schools

From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure

Yoruba nation activist Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has expressed readiness to guard public schools in Oyo State through his security outfit, Iru Ekun.

Igboho made his position known in a letter written to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Thursday.

The activist, who is the founder of Iru Ekun Private Security Limited, in a correspondence by the security organisation addressed to the State Commissioner for Education and copied to Makinde, said his men are ready to partner with the government in providing effective security in public schools in Oyo State.

To this end, the activist requested that the state government provide a database of the number of public schools and their locations in the state.

The letter reads: “Sir, Iru Ekun Security Network’s plan, upon receipt of the requested information, is to ensure that at least two trained members of the outfit are stationed at each public school identified across Oyo State. Their mandate will be to guard school environments, monitor access points, liaise with principals and community vigilantes and prevent unlawful incursion by criminal elements.

“We equally advise the Oyo State Government to consider the possibility of raising fences around all public schools within Oyo State in order to make the school environment easy to guard by members of Iru Ekun Security Network stationed in such schools.”

According to the letter signed by Igboho and the legal adviser of Iru Ekun Security Network, Junaid Sanusi, the development underscores its commitment to constructive collaboration with government, traditional institutions and communities in safeguarding schools and ending the cycle of abductions targeting students and teachers.

While lauding the ongoing rescue efforts of both the Oyo State Government and federal security agencies, Igboho stressed that prevention should be prioritised to ensure that schools remain safe havens for learning, not targets for marauders.

“Time is of the essence. Every day without preventive deployment exposes our children and teachers to avoidable risk. With proper data and perimeter security, we can create a protective shield around every public school in Oyo State.

“Iru Ekun Security Network reaffirms its readiness to work with the government, SUBEB, TESCOM, school management boards and community stakeholders to deliver a comprehensive and constructive solution that restores confidence in public education across Oyo State,” the letter concluded.