The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has sought urgent intervention over the onslaught by bandits in parts of Kwara State, leading to the kidnapping of a monarch’s family members and the sacking of about 16 communities, as well as the kidnapping of Pastor Ayodeji Akesinro from his home in Upenme, Owo, Ondo State, on Thursday.
The organisation’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, in a release yesterday, lamented over the kidnap of a 7-year-old boy in Alapere area of Lagos who was luckily rescued from a house in Ijegun also in Lagos.
According to him, the kidnapping on the Lagos-Benin Expressway, the abduction of seven farmers in Akure North of Ondo State late last month, as well as the kidnapping of three people at Ajebo community, Ogun State, recently, are worrisome.
He added, “Just yesterday, Thursday, a member of staff of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owo, Ondo State, Pastor Ayodeji Akesinro was abducted right in his own home.
“A statement by an officer of the National Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) on Friday, had called the attention of the public “to the distressing news of the kidnapping of our colleague and member, Pastor Akesinro, in his house at Upenme in Owo local government area of Ondo State at about 7 pm yesterday, the 28th of August, 2025”.
Reports had it that Babanla town and its environs in Ifelodun local government area of Kwara State were invaded by over 200 bandits about two weeks ago and abducted some residents.
“The attacks forced residents to vacate their ancestral homes. The monarch of Babanla, Oba Alliu Alabi Yusuf Adegboyega lamented that attacks on the communities in the area had been happening for about two months. He stated that they’ve made several appeals to security agencies and the governments without the desired succour coming their way.
Afenifere called on those perpetrating the act to stop as doing so is endangering the lives and properties of innocent people.
The organisation noted that safety and security are very crucial to the well-being of the people. Afenifere called for urgent steps to put insecurity at bay. It added that safety and security create a conducive atmosphere for peace, which in turn engenders social cohesion, economic growth, and enhancement of general well-being”.
While praising the southwest governments for sustaining Amotekun, the security network they created, Afenifere urged them to reinforce, equip and motivate the outfit “so that it can be performing optimally”.
It called on the governments to hasten the establishment of state police, which should be properly equipped to handle insecurity, including vandalism of public properties and banditry.
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