Osun monarch calls for death penalty for kidnappers

Oluwo of Iwo, Abdulrosheed Akanbi has called for the death penalty for persons caught in the act of kidnapping.

He made this statement during his speech at the farmer summit held in Osun State on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.

The Osun Monarch charged residents and herders in the local government area to
join ridding that state of the criminals.

Akanbi said;

"There must be the death penalty for kidnappers and no Human Rights advocate should kick against that. Government must begin to kill corrupt people irrespective of their ethnicity, be it Fulani Hausa, Yoruba or any tribe.

“If the security forces cannot enforce the law, then there would be anarchy, ritualists, corrupt people, kidnappers should be killed henceforth.

“I want you to work with me to identify criminals penetrating your ranks so that I would not join those who are calling for your expulsion in the Southwest.

“You would chase the criminals always by working with the chiefs, and security agencies. I still stand by my words that Fulani should come and stay in Iwo, but I don’t want criminals because we can’t identify with them."

On the issue of insecurity, Oba Akanbi also called for the recruitment of more policemen in the community.

“Security challenges would be significantly solved if the government gives traditional rulers constitutional power. I also prefer devolution of power, not restructuring. Then we also need State Police.