*Says Ekiti Obas killings by gunmen absolutely unacceptable
By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has declared that the killings of the two Obas in Ekiti State by gunmen is absolutely unacceptable, and that enough is enough of killings in the country.
Ooni Ogunwusi in a statement by his Director of Media and Public Affairs; Otunba Moses Olafare, said it is time for government both at states and federal levels, to show practical capacity in the area of security management and operations.
The Ooni who is also the Co-Chairman, National Council Of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN) described the killings of two traditional rulers in Ekiti State by gunmen on Monday as “a pure sacrilege and deliberate display of criminal audacity to undermine the government’s security control capacity.
” We cannot continue like this. Several of our school children are still languishing in the undetected incarceration of these heartless terrorists. A party state chairman in Lagos State was a victim recently. What about the recently abducted school children in Ekiti State? Six sisters in Abuja not too long ago, with one of them killed. Similar cases across the country. Who is safe in this country again? Enough is enough”, he declared.
Ooni Ogunwusi added, “The time should not be later than now for Government both at states and Federal levels to show practical capacity in the area of security management and operations”.
” The traditional rulers in Nigeria must be motivated with statutory community policing policy needed to work officially with government as we remain the closest leaders to the people, we know the traditional techniques to get rid of all these unfortunate situation”.
Ooni Ogunwusi stressed, ” We are no cowards and we are ready to rise to the occasion defend our traditional land. Get us statutorily involved and see that what we inherited from our respective ancestors are still intact and real.”
He stressed that there is the need for the federal government to expedite thorough investigations into the killings of Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola and Oba David Babatunde Ogunsakin, Elesun of Esun-Ekiti .
” Assassinating traditional rulers in cold blood! This is absolutely unacceptable to us. If this could happen to the traditional rulers, what would then become hopes for their common subjects who look up to them for local security interventions? This is a pure sacrilege and it is a deliberate display of criminal audacity to undermine the government’s security control capacity.
” This reprehensible act has not only robbed us of noble leaders but has also left a scar on the fabric of our unity and peaceful coexistence as a nation. Government must stop at nothing to ensure the perpetrators are arrested and made to face justice”
Tasking the federal government to prioritize the establishment of community policing across the nation as the recent spate of killings and kidnappings of traditional rulers and school children across the country, the Ooni stressed that the development highlights the urgent need for a robust, community-oriented security system,saying community policing, with its emphasis on local involvement, will be helpful to enhance intelligence gathering, deter criminal activities, and ensure the safety of Nigerians.
While urging the Gov Oyebanji-led state government and President Tinubu-led Federal government to expedite thorough investigations into this barbaric act and ensure that the perpetrators face the full wrath of the law, Oba Ogunwusi commiserated with families of the deceased Monarchs, the people of Imojo-Ekiti, the people of Esun-Ekiti, the government and Ekiti State council of Obas and Chiefs,
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