“State Police Ought to Take Off” – Afenifere Alerts Southwest Govs Over Terrorists Incursion into Yorubaland
Afenifere has referred to as for the fast take-off of state police, warning that persistent terrorist assaults in states bordering the South-West are heightening fears of a full-scale incursion into Yorubaland.
In an announcement issued by Jare Ajayi, its nationwide publicity secretary, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation expressed grave concern over repeated assaults in Kwara, Kogi and Niger states, in addition to latest kidnappings in Ondo, Ekiti and Oyo states.
Afenifere recalled that closely armed bandits who invaded Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama native authorities space of Kwara state penultimate week reportedly killed almost 200 folks and kidnapped a number of others.
The group added that in the identical week, bandits launched additional assaults in neighbouring Kogi and Edo states, and in Niger, Benue, Plateau, Kaduna and Katsina states.
“This can be a very disturbing improvement as instances of abduction appear to be on the rise in Yorubaland. Incidents that occurred in locations like Ondo, Ibadan, Kaduna and many others., passed off within the metropolis. Which means that terror acts are now not confined to rustic settings the place authorities presence is skinny, if in any respect,” the assertion learn.
The organisation famous that the kidnapping of a schoolgirl in Ibadan occurred in broad daylight whereas her mom was dropping her off at college within the Problem space, positioned on the higher finish of Ring Street on the Lagos-bound axis of town.
Ajayi urged the governors of Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo and Lagos states, in addition to their counterparts in Kwara, Kogi, Edo and Delta states, to urgently put in place strong safety preparations that might allow residents to “sleep with their two eyes closed”.
He recalled that the six South-West governors, at their assembly in Ibadan on November 24, 2025, resolved to strengthen regional safety.
Among the many measures proposed had been the institution of a South-West Safety Fund and the creation of monitoring centres to trace potential terrorist exercise, including that the Ogun state authorities had not too long ago inaugurated closed-circuit tv (CCTV) monitoring centres in furtherance of the target.
Sustaining that the persistence of banditry and terrorism can’t be blamed on lack of intelligence, Ajayi stated obtainable safety info was not being successfully utilised.
“The issue subsequently will not be lack of awareness, however the will to make use of the data within the curiosity of the folks. State police ought to take off instantly whereas communities must also be enabled to have native safety preparations.
“It’s excessive time governors in Yorubaland went past sermonisation and swing into decisive actions that may actually make the area a really safe place,” he stated.