Alaafin, Adam seek improved security in South-West

Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, and a number of other notable Yoruba leaders have called on the Federal Government to beef up security in the South-West.

Other leaders, who canvassed the view including the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Otunba Gani Adams, lamented the worsening security situation in the region.

They spoke in Lagos at the 51st birthday celebration of Adams.

The Yoruba monarch urged the Federal Government to be proactive in its security approach in order to guarantee the safety of all residents in the South-West.

“The monopoly of violence must be concentrated in government but regrettably we are not having that now. Bandits and kidnappers now have the monopoly of violence over the government which is the reason why we are in this current situation,” he said.

Oba Adeyemi also commended the Aare Onakakanfo, Adams, for his courage, steadfastness and doggedness in the struggle for the liberation of Yoruba race.

Adams said the Federal Government had all it required to provide security in the region.

He also advocated improved quality of education across the country through enduring programmes that could help brilliant and indigent students.

In commemoration of his 51st birthday, the Yoruba warlord gave scholarship to four indigent students from four different universities, namely, the University of Lagos, University of Ife, University of Ibadan and Lagos State University.