The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural
group, Afenifere, has called on Nigerians to defend themselves against bandits,
saying they have declared war on the country.
The group also insisted that
there must be restructuring in order to solve the problems bedevilling the
country, adding that it must be before the next elections in the country.
The group stated this in a
communiqué after its monthly meeting at the home of its acting leader, Chief
Ayo Adebanjo, in Sanya-Ogbo, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State on Tuesday.
In the communiqué signed by the National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere Jare Ajayi, the group also called on the government and security agencies to halt the unbridled influx of people with questionable intentions in order to check Nigeria’s “unprecedented security problems.”
“Afenifere observes that
terrorism and related vices, including kidnapping are now so worrisome that in
some cases, our people in places like Yewa, Ogun State and Oke Ogun in Oyo
State, among others are forced to relocate to Benin Republic and other West
African countries. Urgent actions must be taken to guarantee the security of
these people and to put a stop to what is causing them agonies.”
Afenifere also said incessant
security breaches in border towns in Kogi, Kwara, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti and
Ondo called for the protection of the people in the areas.
“It is a known fact that
Afenifere strongly stands by the Southern Governors in their resolution on
anti-grazing laws. We commend the steps taken by governors of the South-West on
the establishment of security networks like Amotekun.
“Afenifere again reiterated its
position that restructuring remains the panacea to solve the multi various
problems bedevilling the country now. And we insist that this restructuring
should be done before the next elections in the country.
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“In the meantime, every community must be at
alert to realise that they must defend themselves from bandits who seem to have
declared war on Nigeria.”
Earlier, Adebanjo leaders of the
group had resolved to preach ‘no new constitution, no 2023 election’ to
Nigerians, adding that it would be a waste of time to participate election with
the 1999 Constitution.
Adebanjo said, “Our stand is that
the constitution is not our own, the election is going on under that fraudulent
constitution they said they will go to the assembly to amend. The assembly is
the product of the fraud. You want the
beneficiary of the fraud to amend the fraud, who are you talking to?”
Adebanjo backed the comment of a
retired Navy Commodore, Kunle Olawunmi, that Boko Haram’s sponsors were part of
the Major General Muhammadu Buhari-led government.
He said “It is left for Buhari to
deny what Olawunmi said. He said he was in the inner part of Military
Intelligence and that he has worked with all heads of state; it is for Buhari
to say that he had never worked with us.’”
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