Fuji music icon Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, known widely as Kwam 1, has urged key Yoruba leaders to become more actively engaged in addressing the escalating insecurity in the South-West.

The artist conveyed this message in a video posted on his Instagram account on Friday, as concerns grew over kidnappings and violent assaults across the region.

Kwam 1 specifically called on Igboho and Gani Adams, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, to not leave the security crisis solely to President Bola Tinubu.

He emphasized that the increasing incidents of abductions and killings demand a collective effort from political figures, traditional authorities, security forces, and prominent community leaders throughout the area.

“The two of you (Sunday Igboho, Gani Adams) must not leave the President to handle this matter alone. It concerns all Nigerians and the Yoruba people. The Yoruba are the ones ruling the country, and for things not to fall apart on our watch, Gani Adams and Igboho must rise, call all the warriors, the Agbekoya, and their troops to defeat this kidnapping and killing.

“All the powerful people in Ijebu, Ijesha, Ekiti, Ife, Egba, and Lagos stand up against this. This is a disgrace to the region… Do not leave Tinubu alone to handle this; it concerns all of us. Kidnapping and killing are becoming a terrible pattern in this region, and this will not be tolerated here. Igboho, call Gani Adams, and all of you must move fast on this issue.”

The veteran musician also called on Sunday Igboho to address public calls for more decisive action against criminal groups in the region. He emphasized that traditionalists and local security groups should collaborate to eliminate the threat.

“All the Yoruba people are asking you to wage war, and everybody will follow you. Sunday Igboho, on this issue of kidnapping and killing, let this growing problem become a thing of the past in this region. All warriors, wherever you are, do not sleep. Governors, mobilise all the warriors, the police, and soldiers to address this matter.

“We want the killing and kidnapping to stop in Nigeria during the tenure of Asiwaju, my principal. We must speak with one united voice on this matter. Let those who know the use of herbs apply them, those skilled with arms act accordingly, and those gifted in the use of charms deploy them; evil must stop in this country,” said Kwam 1.