Hundreds of women from four local government areas of Akokoland in the Northern senatorial district of Ondo state, on Saturday, protested half-naked over the spate of insecurity in the area.
The women in the early hour of Saturday morning carrying placards with various inscriptions and brooms converged on the Akungba Akoko junction and walked peacefully half-naked to Oka Akoko, Akungba, Ikare-Akoko and some other towns within the area.
The women said they decided to hold the protest over the continued insecurity in the area, and called on the security agents and the state government to come to the rescue of the area from the attack of the bandits.
They frowned over the recent kidnap of some teachers by some bandits in Auga Akoko and the killing of a police officer by unknown gunmen at Oka Akoko last week and the attack of 17 travelers on Ifira Akoko-Isua Akoko road by armed robbers among others.
The Chairman of the Akoko Divisional Traditional Council and monarch of Oka Akoko Oba Yusuf Adeleye, while addressing the women, said the security challenges facing the country, Ondo State and Akokoland will soon become a thing of the past.
The monarch appealed to various communities in Akokoland to “form vigilante groups while local hunters should be encouraged to complement the efforts of regular security agencies.”
Adeleye, said the leaders from the area have been trying to employ communal and traditional efforts to ensure peace in the land.
He then commended the efforts of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu for putting Amotekun corps in place to join forces with the existing security apparatus in combing insecurity.
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