The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland (Yoruba Generalissimo) and leader of the Oodua People’s Congress, Iba Gani Adams, has pleaded with the Federal Government to allow monarchs join in the war against insecurity.
Adams made the call in an interview with the Independent.
He explained that the fight against insecurity especially in the South West should not be left for the government alone.
He stressed that Non-Government Organisations and security experts should come together to complement the efforts of the security agencies.
” I have written letters to all South West Governors and those of Kogi and Kwara States and I have copied all the traditional rulers on the basis of the Council of Traditional Rulers. I copied the Ooni of Ife, HRM, Arole Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi. Basically, if they allow me to join their war on fighting crimes and criminality, I assure them that within six months the issue of insecurity would come down in the south west drastically,” he vowed.
He continued, “I am not talking of only the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), we are talking about 13 different groups called; South West Security Stakeholders Group that we founded about four years ago and they have structures in every nook and cranny of Yorubaland including Kogi and Kwara States. If the government wants to reduce the crime rate, they should involve us so that in a little way we can work together to stop these menace and embarrassment in our region.”
