Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has called on the Federal Government and governors of South-West states to urgently approve the establishment of a proposed regional security outfit aimed at tackling insecurity across Yorubaland.
Igboho made the appeal amid rising concerns over kidnapping, banditry, and other violent crimes reportedly linked to criminal groups operating within forested areas across parts of the South-West region.
He stated that the proposed security structure would focus on identifying and flushing out criminal elements allegedly using forests as hideouts to launch attacks on surrounding communities. According to him, swift approval and coordinated action are necessary to restore safety in rural and farming communities that have been repeatedly affected by insecurity.
The activist urged South-West governors to take decisive steps toward operationalising the initiative, stressing that local security solutions remain essential in complementing federal security efforts.
The call comes as discussions continue around regional security arrangements in the South-West, particularly the operations of the existing regional security network, Amotekun, which was created to support conventional security agencies in addressing crime across the region.
Amotekun has remained a key component of the South-West’s security architecture since its formation, operating across several states to assist in intelligence gathering, community policing, and rapid response to security threats.
Igboho has consistently maintained that insecurity in rural parts of Yorubaland requires urgent and decisive intervention, insisting that communities should be better protected from armed criminal groups allegedly operating within forest corridors.
