Ijegun, a sprawling community in Alimosho, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has set aside the sum of N5million in its attempt to forestall militants attacks, kidnap and rape in the area.

This was disclosed at a meeting held at the palace of Oba Nureni Akinremi, the Onijegun of Ijegun land and ttended by all the chairmen of community development associations in the domain.

The purpose of the meeting, it was gathered, was to examine the solution to security challenges posed by militants.

It was further gathered that the community had also resolved to hire members of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) to man strategic locations in the neighbourhood.

Operational vehicles, motorcycles and walkie-talkies would equally be provided for the operatives to ensure effective performance.

“We have agreed to engage members of the Oodua People’s Congress for the protection of the whole Ijegun against all the attacks that claimed lives in the community. We plan to hire 70 guards who would be deployed in various strategic points in the community.

“The guards are specifically meant to checkmate militants’ attacks but they will also be working with the existing security men in each CDA. We have budgeted N5m to ensure their smooth operations.

“People have made donations and contributions are on going in each CDA. We want to buy three buses and at least 10 motorcycles to aid their operations. We have already bought walkie talkie for them to communicate with one another and they are well armed.

“The operatives are a registered security organisation and they have their uniform and identity cards. Apart from that, we have resolved that from 12am till 5am, no okada rider will be allowed to operate in the
community except there is an emergency. “We also want to create awareness for all residents on the need to be security conscious.

We are going to do this through distribution of pamphlets and announcements on radio stations. The abduction of the Oniba of Iba and attacks on communities in Lagos and Ogun states are very disturbing.

That is why we are taking all these measures.” a community leader in the area told our
correspondent.

Meanwhile, the federal government has confirmed the resumption of payments of monthly stipends to ex-militants in response to sustained attacks on oil facilities which have dropped crude production to a 30-year low.

According to Bloomberg, the payment of stipends resumed on Monday, August 1, after coordinator of the presidential amnesty program, Paul Boroh told ex-militants in an e-mailed statement that their delayed stipends would resume.

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lmao... If you see yoruba vex once, you go know say abokki na learner. The gentle strides of a tiger in the wilderness is not a sign of weakness...

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Sw is not peaceful

YourMrBoo:
Sw is not peaceful

All militants shall know no peace in South West...

lmao... ipod and ijaw militants go hear am.... shebi u say we be cowards Abi? Pikon wey say him mama no go sleep, hin sef ogo chop...


Your own don be...

hungry blogger, you have failed to known not every message was made to the public, issue of security is a classified matter and should be treated with confidential it deserve.

hungry blogger, you have failed to known not every message was made to the public, issue of security is a classified matter and should be treated with confidentiality it deserve.

This is the way to go.

Community policing/security is the most effective way to tackle crime.

All militants deserve to be treated as terrorists irrespective of their tribe, region and religion.

even north east is more peaceful than south west...a lie is when cowards believe south west is peaceful