Gani Adams, the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, claimed on Sunday that terrorists have entered South-West woodlands in an effort to carry out assaults there.
The founder of the Odua People’s Congress (OPC), Kehinde Aderemi, said in a statement released by his media assistant that the criminals had decided to attack Lagos, Ogun, and Oyo States.
Adams claimed that the terrorists had been observed with a sizable cache of weapons and ammunition and urged the governors of the South-West to beef up security in the states.
Additionally, he urged President Muhammadu Buhari to permit the governors to create state police before he leaves office in 2023.
The statement read: “Now that Abuja has seemingly lost the battle to terrorists, the South-West region has been the next target of these destroyers of hope.
“Information reaching me today (Sunday) is that the terrorists are in-between Osu forest and Ile Ife, Osun State, fully armed with various ammunition and they are presently in the forest between Abeokuta and Ibadan planning to attack us in the South-West.
“This is one piece of information that we need to act on in order to avoid a possible calamity. Yoruba aren’t cowards. So, let everybody in the South-West be vigilant and be watchful in checking this insecurity scourge that is already stiff-necking Nigeria.
“We will never allow them to destroy our land. Therefore, we urge the six governors in the South-West states to hold an urgent emergency security meeting with stakeholders across the region so as to address the impending implosion.
“We are aware of their plans to strike in Lagos, Ibadan, Oyo States, and Abeokuta in Ogun State. However, I implore all the governors in the South-West to recruit local security service structure in their various local governments.”
