Ekiti Killings: Yoruba Oba, Communities Tasked On Creation Of Local Armed Groups

Traditional rulers across the South West have been urged to  create local Vigilante in their domain to ward off armed herdsmen

The Alliance of Yoruba Democratic Movements (AYDM) in a statement said each community should organise itself and should not wait for the state or federal government to do everything on security.

The movement also said it has put the structures in place for the convening of the South West Security Summit soon.

“We are going to announce the date soon. AYDM is organising a Security Summit. The resolutions will be a milestone,” AYDM said.

AYDM, an alliance of over 120 Pan Yoruba groups, said the federal government and  states are overwhelmed and have proved incapable of dealing with the security of Yoruba livelihood.

AYDM said one of the major problems confronting the state governors is the lack of control over the security apparatus, which undermines the principles of federalism.

In the statement signed by AYDM General Secretary, Mr Popoola Ajayi the group strongly condemned the recent brutal killings of two traditional rulers in Ekiti State by bandits, along with the reprehensible kidnapping of school children and their teachers at Emure Ekiti

“Instead of spending money on parties and ceremonies, new cars and new wives, we urge the Obas to set up vigilante groups in their communities.

“The men should be trained on intelligence gathering and unarmed combat. They should acquire legal weapons to protect our vulnerable communities,” Popoola said.

The alliance said it is deeply disturbed by the escalating spate of kidnappings across the Southwest region, calling on the Governors to urgently reinforce and empower the Amotekun Security Network to flush out criminal elements in Yorubaland.