Following the coordinated attacks on three schools in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State last Friday, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has expressed dismay and is calling for immediate action from state governments in the South-West.
In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, Afenifere said its leader, Reuben Fasoranti, “was saddened to hear of this unfortunate incident which occurred the same week he marked his 100th year on earth”.
The elder statesman sympathised with the victims and their families, just as he prayed for the quick recovery of those who were injured.
While recounting recent attacks and abductions in the South-West region and parts of Kwara State, the group said these incidents “reinforced growing fears that the terrorists appeared determined to overrun the South-West and, ultimately, the entire south.”
Ajayi submitted that the actions of South-West governors in recent times “do not suggest that they appreciate the enormity of the responsibility they shoulder concerning the security of their land”.