People have right to secure their communities, says Yoruba Ronu

The President, Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum, Mr Akin Malaolu, has said the people have a right to secure their communities

He said in a statement issued yesterday: “Mr Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho was not well known to the generality of our people until his recent emergence as a nationalist to help bring the required peace for our helpless millions of people, who seldom sleep with their two eyes closed.

“Please recall that our leadership forum earlier in the new year warned Nigerians, particularly our people in the Southwest, to keep watchful eyes on criminal activities that had gained weight in all our forest areas including Kogi and Kwara states. We see the peaceful supervision of calling out people of shady activities being done by Igboho without bearing of unlawful weapons as a good intervention.

“The security challenges the nation faces today are general and since the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of Muhammadu Buhari has failed, other fair interventions become inevitable. The presidency and governors must partner the likes of Igboho to encourage community participation in security to improve security conditions in the Southwest and all over Nigeria. Vilifying him through unnecessary threats is unreasonable.

“So far, the people have felt reassured that criminal activities can be stemmed if required desire and energy are put to use and that is exactly what Igboho is offering.

“As one of the leaders of thought in the Southwest, our advice is that the innocent are not punished, homesteads are not burnt and peaceful Nigerians are assisted to remain in the Southwest to pursue their legitimate interests.”