Gani Adams, Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, says he in talks with governors of the South West and other stakeholders on the insecurity in the region.
Aare Adams said this, in Akure, the Ondo State capital, while paying a condolence visit to leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, whose daughter, Funke Olakunrin, was killed along Benin-Ore road by suspected herdsmen.
The meeting with the governors, Aare Adams said, was necessary since they are the chief security officers of their states.
In the words Aare Adams,“I can tell you authoritatively that we are meeting as a group and as stakeholders to map out strategies to complement efforts of the law enforcement agencies,” he said.
“I have been notified that the IGP has arranged a special squad to work on that dangerous spot of the southwest due to the letter I wrote to the IGP four weeks ago.
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“We can no longer allow our people to be killed like chickens. We can’t keep quiet while Yorubas are being killed like fowls.
“It is very important that we react to this issue but we will not overreact. We are being cautious so that we won’t be setup.
“And the law is there that we have to operate within the ambit of the law. That is one of the reasons we are being careful.”
He said in the ancient days, the Alaafin of Oyo could have declared a war for him to lead, but as a modern leader, the security structure and the laws are in place to address this.
He said there were some forces behind the attacks and they had been identified to be those who strike in the bush, those who issue statement to back them up and those who are strategists, give instructions to those who strike and to those who issue statements.
The Aare continued,“We always react, When we tell our people to prepare, they employ nonchalant attitude to it,” he said.
“I have seen this signal, I have the information. Last year I wrote our governors and a summit on security was held three weeks ago, just within three hours we couldn’t conclude on that summit.
“Now we don’t have option, we have to work with them. They are the chief security officers of their states and anything that happens within their state is an embarrassment to them. Don’t forget that they are the ones collecting all the security votes.
“As the Aare Ona Kankafo, I use my personal fund. We are talking about someone that is ready to sacrifice anything for his own race and not reading political meaning to all that is happening.”