There is a need to increase surveillance and security around some local government areas in Ondo state as the State Security Services (SSS), popularly known as the DSS raises alarm about looming terrorist attacks, allegedly being planned by the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP).
According to an internal security memo dated October 20, 2025, the secret police informed the Nigerian Army’s 32 Artillery Brigade in Akure that intelligence reports confirm the terrorist group’s plans to strike soft targets in the state.
The memo, signed by the Ondo State Directorate of Security, identified the specific communities under threat as Eriti Akoko and Oyin Akoko in the Akoko North West Local Government Area, as well as Owo town in Owo LGA.
The alert stated that the terrorist groups “have commenced surveillance on potential soft targets in the above-mentioned locations.” It urgently called on military authorities to “scale up the level of security alertness in the various communities to forestall any untoward situation.”
