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Odo-Ape Killings: ODA Condemns Criminal Activities Of Marauders In Okunland …Calls For Synergy In Combating Criminality In Kogi State
Okun Development Association (ODA), the apex socio-cultural umbrella organisation of the Okun people of Kogi State, has expressed sadness over the reported killings of two people by gunmen.in Odo-Ape area of Kabba-Bunu LGA of the state on Friday January 3, 2025.
The President-General of ODA, Ambassador Akenson Rotimi, expressing his shock at the news, condemned the gruesome murder of Mr. Sunday Aiyedero, Secretary of the hunters association of the community, and another farmer, who was identified as a member of the Tiv community in the area, by unidentified gunmen on their farms.
These were contained in a statement signed by Ambassador Rufus Aiyenigba,
Ag. National Publicity Secretary, Okun Development Association, ODA, dated January 4, 2025.
“ODA considers the killings as depressing and a scary start off to the new year, particularly coming only three days to the end of 2024, a year marred by unpleasant experiences by our people regarding insecurity across the Okun landscape.
“The President-General commends the state government for promptly stepping in,with the right actions to arrest the resultant social tension by calming the frayed nerves of the people in the community.
“He also notes that this latest killings underscore the imperative of the proposed Okun Security Summit that is being worked on by the ODA, in collaboration with the Kogi State Government,” the statement read.
ODA then called on all relevant stakeholders in the state, particularly in Okunland, to support the planned Okun Security Summit, “and work together to enable us fortify our security architecture towards safeguarding the lives of our people and enhance the economy of our rural communities.”
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