Owo Massacre: We Are Tired Of Writing Condolences, Governemnt Must Act Now
The unfortunate and sad event that took the lives of worshippers who left their various houses to commune with God at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa, Owo was another sign that Nigeria is drifting towards being a failed state, and government at all levels must rise to salvage the horrible and recurring decimal before citizens resort to self-help.
The horrible scene of the event as seen in pictures and the report that the attack couldn’t be resisted by security agents due to lack of vehicles to mobilize their men to the scene speaks to how the security of lives and properties of the citizens has been trivialized and no longer a serious business as it ought to be.
We charge the state security apparatus to do everything in their capacity to bring the perpetrators of this evil to book as the heinous display of terrorism must not go unpunished.
While we commiserate with people of the Ancient Kingdom of Owo and the Government of Ondo State, we call on President Muhammadu Buhari in his capacity as the Grand Commander of Armed Forces to as a matter of legacy rise to the deteriorating security situation across the country by displaying his disapproval of the killings with strong security resistance statement.
We also task government at all levels to prioritize the security of the lives and properties of their citizens by giving the institutional support for the security agencies within their jurisdiction to live up to their responsibilities.
Crime has no ethnic and religious affiliation, blood-thirsty criminals must be treated in the language of terror they understand.
Signed:
Oluyi Tayo
President,
Oodua Youth Coalition.