The Head of Harmonised Vigilante
Group in the South West, Alhaji Rilwan Hussein Yahasalam, has cautioned a
section of Odua People’s Congress, OPC, over the seven days ultimatum handed
down to Fulani ethnic group leaving in Osun State to fish out criminals among
them.
He said such approach could be
counter-productive and sounds as a threat to peaceful Fulani extractions
leaving in the state.
According to him, the security
challenges facing Osun State and other states in the South West required
all-inclusive security measure to achieve optimal result.
He noted that the experience of
his group over the years in the security architecture of the region suggests a
pragmatic method to curb criminality and not “a fire brigade approach” that
could heat up the polity the more.
Yahasalam stated this during a
media chat with journalists in Ede, Osun State, on the spate of insecurity in
the region and other parts of the country.
He, however, disclosed that his
group had met with appropriate authorities on how best the security menace in
the state could be better tackled using local intelligence operations in
collaboration with security agencies.
The security expert opined that
the involvement of local vigilante group in the quest to find permanent
solutions to the security challenges plaguing the geo-political zone can never
be overemphasized.
He reiterated the readiness of
his group to put a stop to array of security breaches in the South West, adding
that efforts are already in place to flush out criminals from the region.
Yahasalam said:” The best
approach to the present situation in Osun State and other states in the South
West goes beyond threat and issuance of ultimatum to innocent people who are
going about their daily business peacefully.
“Calling some handful of local
Fulani people in the state together to threaten them is out of place as far as
National security issues are concerned. It is indeed a situation that requires
pragmatic approach rather than sheer hullabaloo.
“Such ultimatum could be
counter-productive in the face of sensitive political atmosphere in Nigeria
presently. The group, which was making such inflammatory statement must thread
softly and be cautioned against any tendency that could heat up the polity
unnecessarily.
“On our part, we are
systematically moving towards eradicating such menace from our region, we have
begun moves to flush out this miscreants from our forests, and I can tell you
that the efforts have started yielding positive results “.
The Oodua
People’s Congress (OPC), in Osun state has asked Fulani herders living in the
state to fish out criminals amongst them and end all forms of criminality in
the state within seven days.
The Head of the group in the
state, Alhaji Leke Akintayo, popularly called Olojongbodu gave the ultimatum
during a peace meeting held with the leaders of Gan Allah Fulani Development
Association of Nigeria and Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, in
Osogbo, the state capital on Tuesday.
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