By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Worried by the spate of insecurity in the country, the pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere on Friday,
asked the Federal Government to reveal the true identity of the alleged 96: identified sponsors of terrorism in Nigeria
The Pan Yoruba Socio political organisation in a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan said the government should go beyond making periodically announcement of efforts it is making in combating the menace of terrorism.
Afenifere in the statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, stressed that various officials of the federal government have, at different times, talked about the government’s efforts at curtailing the menace of terrorism that is gradually enveloping the country.
According to the Pan Yoruba Socio political organisation, aside the ” occasional reports of bombardments of terrorists’ camps by the military, no concrete steps are seen to be taken by the government to tackle the roots of the problem”.
” Indeed, the failure of the government to act decisively in this respect has emboldened the terrorists to be more daring – leading to the death of thousands of people and capturing of many communities particularly in the northern part of the country by the terror groups”, it said
Afenifere added, ” the disclosure by Borno State Governor Babangana Zulum that the Islamic West African Province (ISWAP) is about taking over Nigeria not only attests to the above claim, it should be a serious reason for concern warranting decisive actions on the part of the government and its agencies.”
The Pan Yoruba Socio political organisation in a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan said the government should go beyond making periodically announcement of efforts it is making in combating the menace of terrorism.
Afenifere in the statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, stressed that various officials of the federal government have, at different times, talked about the government’s efforts at curtailing the menace of terrorism that is gradually enveloping the country.
According to the Pan Yoruba Socio political organisation, aside the ” occasional reports of bombardments of terrorists’ camps by the military, no concrete steps are seen to be taken by the government to tackle the roots of the problem”.
” Indeed, the failure of the government to act decisively in this respect has emboldened the terrorists to be more daring – leading to the death of thousands of people and capturing of many communities particularly in the northern part of the country by the terror groups”, it said
Afenifere added, ” the disclosure by Borno State Governor Babangana Zulum that the Islamic West African Province (ISWAP) is about taking over Nigeria not only attests to the above claim, it should be a serious reason for concern warranting decisive actions on the part of the government and its agencies.”
It maintained that statements by the government ” no longer impress majority of Nigerians as many of the claims and promises made in the past by the government were not followed up with necessary actions.
The Pan Yoruba Socio political organisation however urged the government to stop external borrowing, provide jobs for the youths, boost the morale of security agencies and allow state and local government police.
