By Eberechi Obinagwam
Following the recent midnight attack in Igangan town, Oyo State by some suspected criminal herdsmen, in which lives and properties were lost, Arole Oduduwa, and Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja 11,has condemns attack, and called for a robust in security measure.
Ogunwusi stated this in a press statement released on Monday by Director of Media & Public Affairs at the Ooni’s Palace, Comrade Moses Olafare.
In the statement, he said that there is no better time for robust security measures than now because security of lives and properties of Nigerians is the basis upon which government is being constituted.
The Invasion, he said, is a height of criminality which must not go without strong consequences for the perpetrators, and if allowed to continue will ruin the unity and prosperity of Nigeria. Describing the attack as devilish and provocative.
He blamed the successful perpetration on negligent management of security intelligence, saying that there was a tipoff recently by Oyo State Chairman of Amotekun Security Corps, Gen. Ajibola Togun (rtd) that some foreign Fulani herdsmen and bandits of Tuareg extraction have perfected plans to invade communities in South-West. ” it’s so worrisome. Such an attack in which victims credibly traced some perpetrators from a particular section of the country is capable of disintegrating this country. That is why those behind it must be smoked out of their jungles and dealt with accordingly.
“We Yorubas are disciplined people and law abiding but not fools. We are prepared to defend ourselves without resorting to anarchy,” he said.