Bandits Have Taken Over Forests In Ekiti North — Monarch Who Escaped Assassination Says

The Alara of Ara in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Oba Adebayo Fatoba, says bandits have taken over bushes in Ekiti North Senatorial District.

Oba Fatoba, who escaped when suspected kidnappers recently killed two of his monarch colleagues in the state, expressed his worries at a Yoruba security summit held in Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Thursday.

The monarch disclosed that forests in Ekiti north senatorial district, which consist of Ido-Osi, Ikole, Ilejemeje, Moba and Oye Local Government Areas, are porous and bandits find their way easily to the state.

He implored the government to be proactive when dealing with security issues in the country, noting the need to deploy technology in fighting crime.

According to him, “I want to implore government to provide more security in nooks and cronies of this country, the bushes have been overtaken by bandits, I was opportune to go into the bushes and I saw that they have taken over the bushes especially in my part of my state which is Ekiti north.

“It is very porous because it is a savanna forest. They can move 50km in the bush, we need new technology to avert sad occurrences. We need drones, satellites alongside other technology to tackle insecurity.

“The forest is very big, between Koro, Kwara, Ekiti and Kogi state. Local police will help the country to tackle insecurity and banditry with good weapons.”