* Dozens kidnapped daily
ATABOR JULIUS LOKOJA
Against the backdrop of indiscriminate kidnappings and killings of innocent citizens of Bunu District of Kabba/ Bunu LGA, a former Governorship candidate of AA in the 2023 election in Kogi state, Olayinka Braimoh, has called on President Bola Tinubu to act decisively to rescue his people from further abductions and killings.
Olayinka Braimoh disclosed that he has just received distress call that another set of people at Ayetoro Kiri were being killed and abducted at will without being challenged from the security Agencies.
According to the politician,who also hail from the area , said the victims of the present attack are Johnson Enoch, Dupe Akoro Barinkin, Elder Maiye, and three others, leaving the communities a ghost of itself.
“This horrifying incident took place in broad daylight, with the attackers arriving in large numbers and firing their weapons indiscriminately, sending everyone into a panic. Unfortunately, this has been the routine across Bunu land such that the people now move out of their ancestral homes in search of safety.
This was contained in a statement released this morning by Otunba Olayinka Braimoh, the Action Alliance candidate for the 2023 gubernatorial election in Kogi State, who also hails from Akutupa Kiri in Bunu and made available to Journalists in Kogi.
Braimoh lamented that the situation in his communities is truly disheartening to witness how some influential figures from the communities chose to ignore the daily kidnappings and killings affecting the people in Bunu.
He noted that instead of collective action by the elites from the communities to stop the carnage, they turned blind eyes to the issue and have indulged in praising the state government while there is palpable fear of insecurity in the land.
He challenge the elites especially government appointees, to convince the state government to deploy significant fund from the security budget to tackle insecurity in the area, rather than being used as praise singers even when lives and property of their people are endeangered.
“There are those who question what we, as individuals are doing to tackle the rising insecurity in our area. Between those of us in private business and the state government, which is responsible for the safety of its citizens and has access to vast security budgets running into billions of naira, who should be more concerned. Given the security resources at the state’s disposal, how can anyone compare the efforts of private citizens to those of the state government who has the full authority to allocate the necessary resources to effectively address this insecurity” He retorted
He said the effort of the local vigilantes and hunters to defend the land were hampered as they are only armed with traditional weapons and often being outmatched by the invading marauders’ superior weapons.
“This is why many concerned residents of Bunu land are now calling on the federal government to step in and deploy all necessary measures that can bring a lasting peace to Bunu land . We urgently need this intervention before we’re completely wiped out. This is a serious issue that needs immediate action, and we sincerely hope the federal government of Nigeria will take the right steps,” the statement demanded.
