By Anaedo Sadden by the level of insecurity in Yewa Land in Ogun State and the incessant attacks of communities in the area allegedl...
By Anaedo
Sadden by the level of insecurity in Yewa Land in Ogun State
and the incessant attacks of communities in the area allegedly by Fulani
Herdsmen, Senator Olamilekan Adeola, All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos West
has threatened to join his people in form of reprisal as self defence if
security agencies failed to nip the crisis in the bud.
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In a statement yesterday in Abuja, Senator Adeola who is the
Senate Committee Chairman on Finance explained that his action in that
direction was against the backdrop that both the federal and Ogun State
Governments have failed to stop the incessant attacks of communities in Yewa
Land by Fulani Herdsmen.
According to him, the latest of such attacks were the ones
brazenly carried out in Yewa North , Imeko, Afon , Ipokia and Yewa South Local
government council two weeks ago, occasioning several deaths and destruction of
property without the authorities stemming the tide.
The statement which was signed by his Special Adviser on
Media, Kayode Odunaro, read, “Let it be stated that as a representative of the
people sworn to uphold the constitution and the laws of the land including the
right to self-defense, I will not hesitate to join my people in the defense of
their rights to life, property and peaceful coexistence with others at the back
of seeming failure of duly constituted authorities to defend such fundamental
rights against anyone or forces.” Senator Adeola who further declared that
having waited in vain for over two weeks for government positive action against
what are clearly criminal acts of arson and murders, has however called on the
Federal Government and the Ogun State Government to rise up to its
constitutional obligations of protecting the lives and properties of all
Nigerians particularly the peace loving people of Yewaland in Ogun State.
According to him, Attacks occasioning several deaths and
destruction of properties of law abiding Nigerians in several communities in
Yewa Land , can no longer be glossed over, adding that relevant authorities
must rise up to the challenge , failure of which may make people in the
affected communities, to resort to self help . Adeola said, “I recalled that at
various occasions on the floor of the Senate I contributed to debates on the
deteriorating security situation in different parts of the country and was
always agitating for restructuring of the security architecture of the country.
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I made a similar contribution to a Senate wide motion on
general security only last week. Now something specific must be done urgently
to stop the arson and killings in Yewaland by relevant authorities and security
agencies.” He however noted that he was aware that the State Government set up
a special committee on the recent ugly situation in Yewaland and elsewhere in
the state, but stressed that the body need to urgently turn in a workable
report/solution to the Government to stem the spate of arson and killing
against people in Yewaland.
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