Owo Killings: Shafaudeen Boss Urges SouthWest Governors To Strengthen Security

The Founder and Spiritual Head of Shafaudeen in Islam Worldwide, Prof . Sabit Ariyo Olagoke JP has called the attention of Governors in the South West region to the need to rise up to their task of securing the lives and properties of the people and residents of the entire region.

The leader of the Islamic group said that the call became imperative in view of the Sunday’s invasion of St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State by suspected bandits, during which many innocent worshippers were massacred.

Prof. Olagoke said the bandits were not religious nor society friendly, but that they just hide under the umbrella of religion or political vendetta to perpetrate their deadly and nefarious act, hence, there is a need to be proactive.

The cleric, in a statement he personally signed and made available to journalists, specifically asked the Governors to tighten the security of their domains through coordinated collaboration with neighbouring states, adding that the local security operatives should be adequately empowered to face the challenges.

“A situation whereby everybody is coming from everywhere unhindered into this region is worrisome, and I blame our porous borders as a major source of concerns that our governors need to urgently work on.

‘It is high time our governors went after those who disguise as commercial motorcycle (okada) operators, but are gunmen. They are in our midst already, but with the resolve of the Governors, they can be sent back to where they came from through effective control of the security,” the statement stated.

The Islamic cleric also commiserated with the Ondo State Government and the families of the affected victims of the incident, praying that God would repose the souls of the victims, the families they left behind the fortitude to bear the loss.

“The evil these strangers do in our midst is becoming too much to bear. Our leaders should, therefore, rise up now to this challenge before they wipe everybody off,” the statement read.