The Pan Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere on Wednesday, said there is an urgent need to rework the security architecture of the country.
Afenifere stated this in a communiqué issued at the end of its general meeting made available to journalists by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi.
According to Afenifere, this is to ensure that Nigerians are able to live and move about without the fear of being kidnapped or harassed in any way.
The socio-political organisation maintained that such reworking should include giving states and local government councils that so desire, to establish their own police services with all the requisite powers to function as such.”
“There is an urgent need to rework the Security Architecture of the country to ensure that Nigerians are able to live and move about without the fear of being kidnapped or harassed in any way”, it said.
Afenifere added that “such reworking should include giving states and local government councils that so desire to establish their own police services with all the requisite powers to function as such. Doing so would check, if not totally stop, the incidences of kidnapping and sundry banditry now ravaging the land.”
On the Bodija explosions, Afenifere said it underscores the need to allow the federating units in the country to control mineral resources in their respective areas with particular reference to mining and exploration.
The organisation said to facilitate this, the time for restructuring the country is now,” urging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to set the machinery in motion for the purpose.
