As part of the contributions to find lasting solution to the worsening state of insecurity in the country and the dangerous incursion into the southwest region by murderous bandits and herdsmen, the Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams on Tuesday presented ten motorcycles to the leaders of Southwest Security Stakeholders Group (SSSG).
The motorcycles, which he facilitated through Afenifere leader and Grand Patron of Yoruba Summit Group (YSG), Chief Ayo Adebanjo, were to be used for information gathering, surveillance and other security activities across the southwest region.
The ten prominent security groups that benefitted from the gesture include the OPC, Agbekoya, Vigilante Group of Nigeria, Hunters and the Community Security Awareness Initiatives Corps of Nigeria (COMSAIC) among others.
While presenting the motorcycles to the groups,Iba Gani Adams expressed appreciation to Pa Ayo Adebanjo, saying the gesture would enhance security efficiency across the southwest and boost the operations of the security outfits.
He said the bicycles would serve as one of the tools for proper surveillance.
The Yoruba generalissimo, who is also the convener of the SSSG, insisted that the group would embark on continuous security surveillance across the region.
“This is a testimony of our resolve to beef up security across the southwest region. With the spate of kidnappings, killings and banditry in Yorubaland, it is without doubt that we have endured the most difficult moment in the southwest and this new development was part of the
measures and strategies toward ensuring the safety of our people across the region,
“As a group that is determined to secure the southwest, we are ready to complement the efforts of other security agencies and we would not relent in our efforts to get rid of criminal Fulani herdsmen.”
In his remarks, an Afenifere chieftain, Mogaji Gboyega Adejumo, urged the groups leaders to ensure that they use the motorcycles for the purposes for which they are meant, stressing that efforts are on to improve on this gesture in the future.
“We use this new security measure to build lasting synergy between the SSSG and YSG in ensuring that the southwest is safe for our people across the country.
“As leaders, it is our responsibility to support the Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams in his efforts to secure the southwest and as the traditional chief security officer of our race, the Yoruba, both home and in Diaspora look up to him as the generalissimo of Yoruba land.”
