By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
The Pan Yoruba socio political organization, Afenifere on Thursday, said there is the urgent need for the establishment of state Police in Nigeria to tackle the increasing wave of insecurity in the country.
Acting leader of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo stated this when he led a delegation of the organisation to Ondo State to commiserate with the people over the unfortunate last Sunday killings in Owo carnage .
According to a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan by the Afenifere National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, last Sunday’s killings in Owo would have been averted if there was state police or Amotekun Corps were allowed to carry weapons.
Pa Adebanjo maintained that if Ondo State Government was in total control of the state’s security with its own police, the terrorists’ planned attack would have been detected before the dastardly act was carried out.
The Afenifere leader then reiterated the calls for immediate establishment of State Police and that States Security Network, Amotekun, should, in the meantime, be allowed to carry weapons so that the people of Western Nigeria can better be protected.
Commiserating with the Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye II, the Afenifere leader tasked the Olowo to brace up for the protection of his people, saying, ” the Owo attack was a declaration of war on Yorubaland
” The Owo attack was a declaration of war on Yorubaland. They wanted to lure us out and use it as an excuse to unleash terror on our land. They will fail woefully”, he said.
Pa Adebanjo then charged the Olowo to enlist the support of his fellow Obas in Yorubaland in confronting the warlike situation.
The Afenifere delegation also visited the church where Pa Adebanjo totally condemned the attack with the Pan Yoruba socio political organization donating N1.5million to the church and victims of the attack.
Responding, Reverend Father Vincent Anadi expressed appreciation for the visit and for the financial support.
From the church, scene of the incident, the delegation moved to the Governor’s Office in Akure where it was received by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
The Afenifere delegation included,
its deputy leader, Oba Oladipo Olaitan, former Secretary to the Federal Government, Oba Olu Falae, former Ogun State Deputy Governor, Senator Gbenga Kaka, Secretary General of the group, Chief Sola Ebiseni, the Ondo chapter secretary, Chief Korede Duyile and Otunba Tunji Alapinni, retired Inspector General of Police.
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