The Kogi government has declared that youths in Okun area in Kogi West are in collusion with bandits.
The State Security Adviser, Jerry Omadara, made this known at the palace of Elegbe of Egbe, Oba Ayodele Irukera while giving a report on the state government’s efforts to root out insecurity in the state.
Omolara in his statement lamented that some youths in the area are in the business of taking weapons and food to bandits, while the latter also have amorous affairs with a number of ladies from the area in the forest.
He revealed that about seven Okun youth are already in his black book for being in the payroll of the bandits, adding that government would have no choice than to treat them like bandits.
“Regrettably, the bandits are now operating with the indigenes of Okunland. The bandits have got our women selling soft drink, bread and other food items. The women supplied them food items and give them vital information.
“There are people in Yagba West who paid the bandits money so that they don’t kidnapped them. We will exposed such people at the appropriate time because enough is enough.
“Our youth are already involved. They used their motorcycles to supply them with weapons and ammunitions in the bush.
“The women of these bandits brought ammunition from far north and give our youth peanuts to convey the ammunition to their men in the bush of Okun land, which they used in terrorizing our people.
“Imagine, Okun women becoming girlfriends to bandits. Again, our Okun people are becoming too lazy to an extent that. It is the Fulani that farm okro, pepper, maize for us, and this is an aberration.
“I want to emphasise that Kogi State government is not sleeping over the insurgents in Okun land. We have arrested and killed many of their leaders, and we will continue to go after bandits who did not allow us to sleep or go to farms.
“I We will make our communities safe, make the state safe for our farmers to go to farm. We will continue to follow the bandits until we finish killing all of them, so that our people can sleep with their two eyes closed.” he said.
