Afenifere has lamented the upsurge in terror attacks in parts of Yorubaland and in other parts of Nigeria.

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, in a statement issued by the organisation’s national publicity secretary, Jare Ajayi, referenced the latest killing of some Forest Guards at Old Oyo National Park in Oloka, Oriire Local Government Area, killing of five farmers in Igboho, Oorelope Local Government Area both in Oyo State, abduction of a nursing mother and her child in Supare/Ajegunle in Akoko South Local Government Area of Ondo State, the apprehension of some bandits in Ondo who were alleged to have fled Sokoto in the wake of America’s bombardment of their hideout and the burning of a Police Station in Ipele also in Ondo State.

Towards the end of last year, rumour was rife that some hoodlums had planned attacks on some public places in the South West during the just-concluded festive periods.

“While we thank God that no major attack occurred during the period, the rumour should not be dismissed going by reports of terrorists’ cells or camps already detected in various parts of the region. Those who struck at Oloka, Oyo State on Tuesday must have taken off from one of the cells nearby. Ditto for those who struck in Kwara, Kogi, Niger, Borno, Plateau, Benue, Nasarawa and Southern Kaduna states including those who attacked guests at a wedding ceremony on December 30, 2025 at Kunza, Ashige in Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The 3rd Division of the Nigerian Army on the eve of this New Year foiled the attempt to attack some communities in Plateau state and eliminated five bandits in the process.”

Afenifere challenged South West governors to put life to the resolution they made when they met in Ibadan on November 24, last year on the security of the region. They had resolved to, among others, set up South West Security Fund (SWSF) that will institute a ‘Joint Security Intelligence Sharing and Communication Platform’ for the purpose of exchanging threat notifications, incident logs, traveller and cargo alerts and coordinate state-to-state rapid response.

The governors were urged to quickly actualise the arrangement and jointly acquire necessary things to secure the region. “Kwara and Kogi States including Edo and Delta States can be brought into the loop in view of insecurity linkage with these states.”

Afenifere recalled that Oyo State government planned to acquire a Surveillance Aircraft purely for security purposes. It is learnt that the plane would be unveiled during the 50th anniversary of Oyo State on February 3.

Afenifere lauded the military for the yeoman job it is doing. (The Sun)