Amid the several ethnic tensions in Ondo and parts of Oyo state, the Federal Government has come out to beg for restraint on the part of indigenes.

Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola recently revealed this via a statement issued in Abuja, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, FG is having a careful look at the current problems, and it will stop at nothing to bring lasting peace, security and amity to all communities.

He added that the government will do everything possible to effectively deal with those who breach the peace in Nigerian states.

His words, “A time to put Unity and Peace above all, the regrettable incidences of heightening ethnic and religious tensions in our country are, in part, outcomes of political and economic strains that have persistently defined our land and continue to exacerbate security challenges, making the task of development more traumatic.”

“Government is keenly aware and genuinely concerned about these complications that, sadly, have been sharpened by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic through the growth of anxieties about issues, lives, and livelihoods in our communities.”

“There will be no tolerance for any act or behaviour capable of jeopardising law and order and security of lives and property in any part of Nigeria.”

“Therefore, as the government is fashioning long term answers to address these problems, it urges citizens to appreciate that self-help and lawlessness cannot offer a path to a sustainable solution. It can only lead to greater pain as well as costly human and material losses and disruption of the already difficult task of devising responses that will produce tangible peace and development in the country”

“Let us all try to be our brother’s keeper and work towards building a peaceful community that works for all, irrespective of ethnicity, religion, and other forms of differences.”