The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has said the South-West will repel invading terrorists because the region has never been conquered.

To achieve this, Oba Ogunwisi, speaking on Channels TV, stated that local guards are being strengthened with support from traditional and government institutions.

When asked whether he had noted a gradual movement of some terrorists into the southern part of the country, the Ooni replied, “Yes, we have discovered that, and that’s the truth, and that’s the reason why we’re coming together.

“We are enforcing and strengthening our local guards; we are very strong. We, traditional institutions, we’re very strong when it comes to that.

“And this current government has already worked and declared that they will work with the local hunters. We have forest guards now; they’re very efficient.

“We don’t joke with them. We’re going back to our ancestral roots.”

He also said the South-West region would face the evaders headlong and send them back. The South-West region of the country is the most accommodating.

“So, for us, we are facing it headlong. We have intelligence information. They are coming closer to us, and we’re going to send them back.

“It has happened in the past. In the 18th Century, in the 17th Century; we have actually done that. We’ve never been conquered, and it’s not going to happen again,” the Ooni added.

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