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From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure
The Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Friday said the support of Nigerians for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s led Federal Government security measures is critical to the nation’s economic growth.
He maintained that various reforms being implemented by the government to reposition the economy, which are already yielding results could only have more impacts on the citizenry with effective security of the country.
A statement by Igboho’s media office quoted the Yoruba nation agitator as saying that the Tinubu’s administration was prepared to transform the nation’s economy, hence the current reforms.
The activist, according to the statement made the disclosure during the launch of Iru Ekun Security Network in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.
He underscored the need for all regardless of political, religious and ethnic colouration to support security agencies through credible information to dislodge criminal elements in any part of Nigeria, most especially in the South West.
Speaking at the palace of Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe, Igboho said “the current infrastructural facelift in South West and other regions, most especially roads network and economic reforms which are ingredients for overall development can only be explored for the betterment of Nigerians by restoration of effective security and safety of all communities.
The statement reads further, “Therefore, our conventional security agencies currently being supported by local security initiative like Iru Ekun should be encouraged and motivated to further tackle criminalities in the society.
“We are committed to eradicate banditry, kidnappers and other hoodlums constituting threat to peace, safety, tranquility of Yorubaland. Era of bandits killing Yoruba Obas is over. We would not tolerate the abduction or killing of our people in the South West
“Before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ends his second term tenure, Nigeria’s security would have been water tight to speed up socioeconomic growth of our nation.
“We don’t want to see any bandit or hoodlums in whatever guise in our farms and forest reserve. That was our pleas to Yoruba traditional rulers and they have made our position known to Mr President. This informed the approval granted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the establishment of Iru Ekun Security Network.
“If there are reports of attack or security breach in our farms and villages, our reverred traditional rulers should contact Iru Ekun for necessary action. We will not tolerate any ambush of our people again.
“We want to go back to peace and security of the olden days when our father could decide to travel to anywhere in Yorubaland without any fear of attack or threat. It is possible and we are going to restore such hope and confidence in a safer environment for all,” the statement added.
Recalling past incidents of abduction in some parts of Oyo State, Igboho explained that “there was a case of one elderly man we recently rescued in Okeho, Oyo State. The man, who is a farmer had only N8,000 on him when he was kidnapped and he was eating wara, a local snack when they seized him. The hoodlums demanded N10 million ransom.
