Terrorism: Suspected ISIS,Terrorists In Oke-Ogun- Aare Ona Kakanfo
The Aare Ona Kaknfo-in-Council says suspected ISIS operatives and terrorists are now in Oke-ogun region of Oyo State.
The Council made the revelation in a communique issued after it held an extraordinary meeting presided over by the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams on the state of the Yoruba nation and sundry matters affecting the country as a whole.
According to the communique, ”The Aare Ona Kakanfo-in-Council has in its possession credible intelligence, gathered from within and outside the country, which strongly indicates the infiltration of terrorists and killer Fulani herdsmen in the region.
“More worrisome, the intelligence report also reveals that suspected ISIS operatives have already positioned themselves in Niger State via Ibarubaland and are now within the Oke-Ogun corridor of Oyo State.
”Indeed, the intelligence also reveal that about 500 power bikes and assorted armour belonging to the terrorists have been physically sighted along the abandoned Lusada route moving towards Sokoto, from Igbó-ọrà in Ọ̀yọ́ State,” the communique read in part.
The council also enjoined all Southwest Governors, as well as the Governors of Kwara and Kogi States, to emulate the Governor of Benue State, Mr Samuel Ortom, by directing their citizens to apply for gun licence for self-defence against the marauding terrorists and killer herdsmen.
Similarly, the Council urged the Federal Government to take urgent steps to tighten Nigeria’s borders, especially the lengthy and porous borders with northern West African neighbours, with a view to stopping the illegal entry of killer herdsmen and other criminals into the country.
