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‘Give us security votes to
end kidnapping, banditry, others’ – Iwo monarch tells FG
Oluwo of Iwoland in
Osun State, Oba Adbulrasheed Akanbi, has called on the Federal Government to
make provision for security votes for the traditional institution to help fight
insecurity in the country.
Akanbi, who spoke
to journalists in Osogbo yesterday, said the traditional rulers were closer to
the grassroots and were privy to the intelligence needed to curb crimes in
communities.
He said: “Traditional
rulers should be empowered to domesticate security at the grassroots which
constitutes higher percent of the hideouts for kidnappers. Co-opting monarchs
will unavoidably decimate security threat.
“Traditional
institution should be given security vote to engage local hunters, vigilante,
the Agbekoyas, trusted local Odua Peoples Congress (OPC), among others.
“In my own
capacity, I am trying my utmost best in my domain but the institution I
represent deserves security funding to act more.
“I have personally
arrested a criminal in my domain and handed him over to the police. I know the
nooks and crannies of my city. No criminal can survive with illegality here. I
have instilled the fear in them and this has decimated atrocities in Iwo. I am
ready to do more if empowered by engaging trusted local security details.
“The police saddled
with this primary responsibility is underfunded and under staffed. Nigeria of
over 200 million population is parading about 300,000 policemen. The police
should be equipped with modern tools and should be paid good salaries and as
well be assured of job security to motivate them for maximal performance.
“Government should
provide surveillance helicopters to aid technical detective assignments by the
police, most especially when searching kidnappers’ hideouts.”
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