A member of the House of Representatives for Yagba Federal Constituency, Kogi State, Leke Abejide, has condemned last Thursday’s kidnapping of a second-class monarch, Oba J.D. Ogunyanda, Obalohun of Okoloke in Yagba West Local Council.

He called on the Federal Government for immediate intervention in the growing cases of insecurity in the Okun section of Kogi West Senatorial District.

Speaking on a national television programme on Friday, Abejide said: “As I speak to you one of my traditional rulers, a second class chief is in (kidnappers) custody, Three youths were also killed (almost at the same time), we need the intervention of the Federal Government as the situation is beyond the state government.”

On what the elected leaders from the area are doing to address the situation, he noted: “We, the elected members, are actively addressing the issue of insecurity in Okunland. However, we will not be making our strategy public.”

On Yagba specifically, he assured the people to “Expect changes in a few days. There are things we are doing underneath, we will not disclose it to the public.”