The leadership of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has called on the Federal Government to take stronger and more decisive measures to tackle the rising wave of banditry and terrorism across Nigeria.
The group also urged governors in the Southwest region to collaborate closely in strengthening security and protecting residents.
In a statement issued on Thursday, June 18, 2026, Afenifere’s National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, expressed deep concern over the inability of leaders at various levels to find lasting solutions to the nation’s insecurity challenges.
“The terror acts occurring in the Southwest are being perpetrated by bandits from the northern part of the country, as attested to even by security chiefs.
“For banditry and related acts of insecurity to be stopped in Nigeria, there is an urgent need to take prompt and firm steps against the perpetrators of these heinous crimes and their sponsors, wherever they may be,” Ajayi said.
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