…Igboho decried what he described as the government’s failure to act decisively despite repeated warnings about rising insecurity in the area.
OYO, NIGERIA- The iNews Times | Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, Yoruba Nation activist, on Monday raised the alarm over the killing of three farmers in a fresh attack by gunmen in Igboho, his hometown in Orelope Local Government Area of Oyo State.
In a statement issued in Ibadan, Adeyemo urged President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Government to urgently tackle the worsening insecurity in rural communities across Oyo State and the wider South-West, warning that continued inaction could lead to further violence.
The victims were identified as Aderoju Mukaila, Olawuwo Saka and Ojeniyi Ojebayo. Although they were rushed to a hospital after the attack, they later died from their injuries despite medical efforts to save them.
Igboho decried what he described as the government’s failure to act decisively despite repeated warnings about rising insecurity in the area.
“On Sunday, three innocent people were killed in my town, Igboho. This is what I have warned the government about for years. Nothing has changed, and our people continue to suffer attacks while the perpetrators move freely,” he said.
He called on the Federal Government and security agencies to strengthen security operations in the Oke-Ogun axis, noting that residents of Igboho and neighbouring communities now live under constant threat.
Adeyemo said he had consistently raised concerns about the activities of gunmen, bandits and other criminal elements operating in rural settlements and forested areas of the South-West, as well as parts of Kwara and Kogi states.
According to him, the latest attack highlights the urgent need for the Tinubu administration to deploy effective security measures to halt what he described as the deadly activities of criminals in the region.
He warned that victims and their families were increasingly losing patience, stressing that decisive action was needed to prevent residents from resorting to self-help in the face of persistent attacks.
Adeyemo also demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of those behind assaults on farmers and rural dwellers, urging security agencies to act on intelligence to forestall further violence.
Meanwhile, The iNews Times reports that parts of northern Nigeria have recently witnessed a surge in terrorist and bandit attacks, leading to killings and abductions. Incidents in Kwara and Kogi states, which border the South-West, have heightened security concerns and prompted governors in the zone to convene an emergency meeting.
