Oba Akintunde Akinyemi, the Eselu of Iselu Kingdom, Yewa North Local government, Ogun, has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently addressed the rising cases of insecurity in Plateau State and some northern states in the country.
Oba Akinyemi made the appeal in an open letter to the President, which was made available to newsmen in Abeokuta on Monday.
He explained that it was important for him to express his thoughts on the incessant killings
and blood-shedding going on in Plateau State and some Northern States in Nigeria.
The traditional ruler added that it was disheartening to see that human lives were no longer valued in some parts of the country despite the frantic efforts government had made to secure all the nooks and
crannies of Nigeria.
” This country that we all grew up to know to be a peaceful nation some
decades ago has now become a country where bandits, terrorists, kidnappers and foreign Fulani herdsmen operate and cause calamities in communities .
” The recent devastating happenings in Plateau and Benue States are so humongous that hundreds of human beings (old and young) were killed, slaughtered
and displaced from their ancestral homes by the daredevil and marauding criminals who want to
bring Nigeria on its knees.
” My condolences to the families of the innocent citizens who lost their
lives in the dastardly acts perpetrated by the enemies of Nigeria,” he said.
The Eselu urged Tinubu to take decisive action to end the menace, saying
insecurity experienced in Nigeria now created an industry for some practitioners who
will want the insecurity, killings and maiming to go on till eternity.
” Despite investing in military equipment and recruiting Nigerians into the security forces, the perpetrators of these heinous crimes have constantly become emboldened.
” If Mr. President does not end this menace that
started many years before he assumed office in May, 2023, the industry that the insecurity has
created will continue to gulp a chunk of our national budget.
” It will continue to allow importers of military equipment and weapons to be in business; continue to encourage managers and contractors for internally displaced persons (IDP) camps to be in business among others,” he said .
Oba Akinyemi called for change of approach in tackling unending terrorism.
Eselu suggested to Mr
President to open a debate in the National Assembly on how to invite
mercenaries into Nigeria for the purpose of wiping out of the terrorists.
He added that the measure will prevent country men and women from taking sides with the perpetrators of the criminality whenever
there are plans to get them killed at war fronts.
” It is evident that governments across the globe invest in importation of sophisticated weapons and vehicles to protect their countries and their
managers.
” So, there is nothing wrong bringing in professional mercenaries to come and assist us to wipe out the madness and bring peace back to our dear country, Nigeria.
” We can not be complaining about the problems and also be complaining about the solutions.
” If our security agencies can not stop this calamity for three administrations, there is no point putting fresh soup in the old pot,” Eselu submitted
