Kwara State Communities Must Be Protected From Terror Threats – Alaafin of Oyo

Alaafin of Oyo

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, has called for immediate and coordinated security measures to protect the communities of Ira, Inaja, and Aho in the Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State. This comes following a threatening letter allegedly dropped at Ira market, vowing to strike anytime soon.

In a statement issued by his media aide, Bode Durojaiye, Alaafin revealed that the letter’s authors claimed a false identity and tried to create panic through intimidation and fear.

Oba Abimbola concluded by emphasising that the situation demands swift and well-coordinated intervention to reassure residents and prevent further threats.

His words, “Ira holds deep cultural significance within the wider Yoruba heritage as the ancestral hometown of the legendary Oya, wife of Sango.

No community with such history and dignity, and indeed no Nigerian community anywhere, should be forced to live under the shadow of terror or to contemplate displacement from ancestral soil by faceless criminals.

No criminal group, however hidden, has the right to dictate how our people live, where they sleep, or whether they remain on their ancestral soil.

When terrorists attempt to impose fear as a substitute for lawful authority, they attack the very meaning of citizenship and the foundations of our collective order.

The ongoing deployments, patrols, and operational engagements aimed at protecting law-abiding communities, particularly those situated along forest pathways and other vulnerable terrains, deserve commendation.

However, the present situation calls for a sustained and well-coordinated security presence, backed by rapid response mechanisms, to reassure residents that protection is not occasional but consistent, not symbolic but effective.”

WOW.