Boko Haram scare: Don’t dare to invade South-West, OPC, Agbekoya warn sect


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Some Yoruba socio-political groups comprising Afenifere, Agbekoya and the Oodua Peoples Congress on Saturday warned the violent sect, Boko Haram, to reconsider its alleged plan to attack Yorubaland.

Their warning came on the heels of a viral letter stating that Boko Haram members planned to attack commercial banks in Ondo State; one of the six states in the South-West, on November 1.

The letter was said to have been sent to the state commissioner of police by a security agency. The development made banks in four council areas in the state namely; Akoko North-West, Akoko North-East, Akoko South-West and Akoko South-East, to close for operations, thereby making many customers to travel to Akure, the state capital, to carry out banking transactions.

Whoever attacks Yorubaland ’ll regret it, says Afenifere

Speaking with one of our correspondents on Saturday, spokesperson for Afenifere, Mr Yinka Odumakin, said there was an agenda behind Boko Haram as it had got to the level of issuing threats to Yorubaland.


The group said, “That Boko Haram can get to the level of issuing threats to any state in Yorubaland clearly shows that there’s an agenda behind it. The conquest agenda is the reason. They are part of a larger agenda to overrun the South-West.

“They should know that Yoruba have never been conquered on their land. What did Yoruba take from Boko Haram to get needless threats?

“Yoruba don’t have history of aggression. They should go and ask what happened to those who tried it in the past. Yoruba have never gone out of their land to threaten anybody on their land. If anybody thinks they can overrun Yorubaland, they will live to regret it.’’


Also speaking, the Ondo State Coordinator of the OPC, Mr Victor Olayemi, said his group was ready to resist any form of external aggression.

He said, “We are battle-ready for anybody who wants to wage war against us in Yorubaland. We don’t want war in this land and we will resist any form of aggression against Yorubaland.’’

On what the group would do if the sect should strike in the region, Olayemi said the group wouldn’t pray for such attack or fold their hands to watch it happen.

He added, “We don’t pray for it to happen. But if it happens, we won’t fold our hands and allow some miscreants to destroy our land. We will fight and resist it.”

On its part, the farmers’ revolt group, Agbekoya, noted that the purported effrontery to invade Yorubaland was an invitation to ignite religious and tribal wars.

The group’s National Secretary, Chief Olaolu Akinpelu, in an interview with Sunday PUNCH on Saturday, described the development as a huge joke.


Akinpelu said, “The news must be a huge joke that they are threatening banks in Ondo State. But if they are contemplating such, they had better be warned to steer clear of any part of Yorubaland.

“Agbekoya Solidarity Movement of Nigeria is battle ready to defend any part of the region and we will confront them with the arsenal at our disposal.

“I hope they would heed such warning to stay away from the region, otherwise, we will swoop on them and chase them to their strongholds anywhere in the country.’’


The Agbekoya scribe also called on the people in Ondo State to furnish security forces with information on any strange movements of aliens in their areas.

“We must be vigilant and make sure that no part of our land is captured by any fundamentalist,” Akinpelu stated.

We’re not sure of operations this week —Ondo banks

Officials of commercial banks with branches scattered across the four local government areas of Ondo State affected by the Boko Haram scare told Sunday PUNCH on Saturday that they were not sure of opening this week.


Some of the banks with branches in the four LGAs are First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Access Bank Plc, Ecobank Nigeria, Wema Bank and Polaris Bank.

Officials of the affected banks who spoke to one of our correspondents under condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the issue said it was based on the advice of security agencies that they shut down on Friday.

As a result, they would only open on Monday if security agencies asked them to do so.


‘It was based on the advice of security agencies that we shut down. Once they say the coast is clear, we will open,” a top official of Ecobank in Ondo State told Sunday PUNCH.

Also, a top employee of First Bank said the bank might open this week going by the preliminary reports it was getting. He, however, said the bank would make its position known later.

The spokesperson for Wema Bank, Funmilayo Falola, when contacted on Saturday night, said it was late to get the lender’s position on the matter. He said the lender might come up with a position as to whether it would open on Monday by Sunday (today).


We’ve put adequate security in place — Police

Besides, the Ondo State Police Command, in a statement, said it had deployed its men in strategic points in the state to protect lives and property of the people. The statement was signed by the Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Femi Joseph.

The statement read in part, “The Ondo State Police Command hereby reassures the general public especially the banking community across the state that adequate security has been put in place to protect lives and property.


“The banking community and other financial institutions are enjoined to go about their normal business as our men have been put on red alert to prevent any act of criminality anywhere in the state.

The command further advised the people of the state to be conscious of events around them and quickly alert the police upon suspecting or observing anything strange or unusual.

Similarly, the Police Public Relations Offcer for Zone XI Command, Ade Ajisebutu, said the Assistant Inspector-General of Police for the Zone, Leye Oyebade, had directed the Ondo State commissioner of police to fortify security around banks in the state and in every part of the state.

He said the situation was under control, assuring business owners and residents of adequate security.

Ajisebutu added that before the current matter became issue of public discourse, police in the zone had always been ahead of criminals with several innovations designed by Oyebade to prevent crime.

“No need for panic. The AIG is fully on ground and he is in firm grip of all commands under his zone. We have always been ahead of criminal elements and that has not changed.


“He has directed the commissioner of police to provide adequate security across the state. The banks don’t have any reason to be afraid. We urge every member of the public to go about their lawful business without fear,” Ajisebutu said.

We’re not resting on security —Akeredolu

Reacting to the matter, the Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, said the government was on top of the situation.

Speaking through the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo, he noted that government was not resting on security matters.


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Mynd44 OAM4J Lalasticlala

God forbid that I chook mouth for master-slave disagreement.

Lets get these abok.is moving in droves, migrating to our land out.

Lets start kicking out these hausa and northern destitutes on our streets

These illiterate okadas in lekki and elsewhere and gatemen etc

Lets use professional security companies

Lets kick these abok.is out

Instead of Afenifere to get their vigilante army ready, they are making noise. Boko Haram might have already infiltrated the region already. Remember the NA had already said that Boko Haram escapees are heading towards South.

This shouldn't happen o! If boko enter South it is finished prevention is better than cure

Beremx:
Instead of Afenifere to get their vigilante army ready, they are making noise. Boko Haram might have already infiltrated the region already. Remember the NA had already said that Boko Haram escapees are heading towards South.

They are already in Lagos

Go beside Abraham Adesanya Estate Ajah... By the express...
They have cleared the bush there.. set up a community there..

It stretches from the roundabout to olokonla...
You will shudder once you enter there

Guess what.. Nobody is saying anything about it

ZombieTERROR:


They are already in Lagos

Go beside Abraham Adesanya Estate Ajah... By the express...
They have cleared the bush there.. set up a community there..

It stretches from the roundabout to olokonla...
You will shudder once you enter there

Guess what.. Nobody is saying anything about it

Seriously?!!! Haaaa!!!

ZombieTERROR:


They are already in Lagos

Go beside Abraham Adesanya Estate Ajah... By the express...
They have cleared the bush there.. set up a community there..

It stretches from the roundabout to olokonla...
You will shudder once you enter there

Guess what.. Nobody is saying anything about it

And they told you they are Boko haram.

FYI, I stay along that area and it would suprise you that majority of these so called"Boko haram" are actually fleeing from communal crises in the North.

A great number of them are northern minorities.

A tiny percentage of them are even Christians. I.e. From Borno and Bauchi south.

I can't even imagine you will tag mothers and small kids as Boko haram just to score a cheap political point.

Boko Haram has nothing to do with any attack threat to south west.

North has nineteen states, why would bokos jump and go to a state in SW.

Let's hear from this brown

But Ondo not share boundary with north except Kogi. I wonder how this will work out for them.

ZombieTERROR:


They are already in Lagos

Go beside Abraham Adesanya Estate Ajah... By the express...
They have cleared the bush there.. set up a community there..

It stretches from the roundabout to olokonla...
You will shudder once you enter there

Guess what.. Nobody is saying anything about it

If u are sure of your facts, go and inform the press, take pictures of these locations and post as clear evidence

Thiefubu SWT is on top of it

Iamgrey5:
And they told you they are Boko haram.
FYI, I stay along that area and it would suprise you that majority of these so called"Boko haram" are actually fleeing from communal crises in the North.
A great number of them are northern minorities.
A tiny percentage of them are even Christians. I.e. From Borno and Bauchi south.
I can't even imagine you will tag mothers and small kids as Boko haram just to score a cheap political point.

That you stay around there.. Doesn't cut it
Just visit the place

SB said the threat attack is made by south African returnees

It could be an hoax to gauge the reactions of the zone, or by those whose cows by struck by thunder in the state, but then vigitance is the prize of detente as the normally said during the negotiations(SALT) between USA and the defunct USSR

It could be an hoax to guage the reactions of the zone but then we should all be vigilant.

When they attack now, you will hear statements like 'enough is enough', 'nobody has the monopoly for violence', 'yoruba elders ask fg for help', 'tinubu should speak up-odumakin', 'nobody should dare the yorubas-opc', etc.. Empty chest beaters.

OPC, dont just be making noise on social media.. Be proactive

Security of SW is paramount to us

They would be treated as biafrans were treated

scribble:
Lets get these abok.is moving in droves, migrating to our land out.

Lets start kicking out these hausa and northern destitutes on our streets

These illiterate okadas in lekki and elsewhere and gatemen etc

Lets use professional security companies

Lets kick these abok.is out

how can we do that inside one Nigeria?

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helinues:
OPC, dont just be making noise on social media.. Be proactive

Security of SW is paramount to us

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Nigeria....Nigeria...i wept for this country!

Amala dey o .

Hummmm... is it to talk alone We need action

Well maybe they forget history, the West anywhere in the world is a battle ready warrior and never lost battle world war one and two are lesson for the stupid, let any one try nonsense!

J111333:
God forbid that I chook mouth for master-slave disagreement.

ROFL. Ol Boy , You kill me with that comment.