Owo stakeholders link politicians to frequent cult clashes
27 January 2025 |
2:22 am
Owo stakeholders in Owo Local Council of Ondo State, at the weekend, submitted that the recent violent cult clashes in the ancient town were connected to politicians patronising gangsterism for political gains.
Owo stakeholders in Owo Local Council of Ondo State, at the weekend, submitted that the recent violent cult clashes in the ancient town were connected to politicians patronising gangsterism for political gains.
The stakeholders, who convened for a security summit organised by the Owo Youths Forum, regretted that the idle youths, who were usually armed by politicians during elections, later got dumped.
Owo has, in the past weeks, been embroiled in deadly cult clashes with over five persons killed and over 30 suspected cultists arrested.While speaking during the summit designed to identify the proximate and root causes of the persistent killings and unrest plaguing the community, Comrade Damilare Aina, a member of the forum, stated that a continuous engagement of all stakeholders would sustainably educate the youths and promote peace in the community.
On his part, Odunayo Folahanmi, who commended the Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Ogunoye, and other traditional rulers for opposing the menace, said: “It is evident that politicians are the ones engaging the cultists. We invited them as well as others, but you could even see for yourselves that the political leaders are not here, except the deputy governor, who is represented by the chief of staff.
“We have to start getting it right from our political class, and we have to start making sure that things are done right. We even have some private information from the police that whenever these people are arrested, political leaders will come and rescue them.”
The police Area Commander in Owo, Adenike Peter, who urged politicians to stop interfering in the arrest of cultists, noted: “Many a time, when we arrest these miscreants, politicians will start calling, saying, He is my brother; we should release them. So, this is one of the major problems we have.”
The deputy governor, Olayide Adelami, who frowned on the recent developments in Owo, restated the state government’s commitment to tackling the security challenges confronting the community.
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