The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, on Friday, said there is an urgent need to collectively rise against banditry for the development of the country.
Oba Owoade stated this in his Easter message through his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaye, to congratulate Christians on this year’s celebration.
According to the Alaafin, banditry must be stopped for the development of the country because it fundamentally disrupts the social, economic, and political structures necessary for progress, and as well destroys livelihoods.
He said: “Banditry must be stopped for the development of our country because it fundamentally disrupts the social, economic, and political structures necessary for progress.”
The monarch decried the negative effects of insecurity, which he said destroys “agriculture, which leads to food insecurity and deepens poverty. Furthermore, it stifles investment, undermines state authority, and forces the diversion of public funds from development projects to security spending.”
He therefore called for an urgent need to “collectively rise against the terror inflicted by blood guzzlers who have no regard for the sanctity of human lives,” adding that as citizens, “Nigerians must accept that collective sacrifice is inevitable, as peace has a price.”
Oba Owoade enjoined Christians to be filled with love, appreciation of what God has done for mankind through Jesus Christ.
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