By Mike Odiakose, Abuja
A security expert, Dr Jackson Lekan-Ojo, has faulted plans by Oduduwa Republic agitator, Sunday Igboho, to float a security outfit capable of flushing out the criminal elements terrorising Yoruba land.
Reacting to request for approval to officially float the security outfit of over 50,000 armed men known as Iru Ekun Security Network, also referred to in some statements as “Ija Ekun” or “Tiger Force”, Dr Ojo declared that Sunday Igboho lacks professional training, maturity and ability to manage or coordinate any security outfit.
He added that Igboho is also very loquacious for him to be taken serious by anyone.
“It is not going to work because of the way Igboho has come about it.
“Seeking the president’s approval is not enough without presenting it before the National Assembly or without the input of the Ministry of Defence.
“Igboho is talking about 500,000 soldiers. What type of arms are they going to bear? 500,000 soldiers with dane guns cannot confront 200 bandits that bear AK-47s and other sophisticated weapons. Who is going to train them? Are people not going to sabotage the effort? Will they not see it or use it as a regional arrangement for the re-election of Mr. President?
“I think the best thing for Mr. President is to rejig the nation’s security architecture so that the arrangement can spread around the country.
“Igboho is an agitator for the Republic of Oduduwa, and he is too loquacious, so people are not going to take him seriously. But whether he is taken seriously or not, a local security outfit coming from him cannot work.
“Igboho lacks the security training and maturity to coordinate a security network of the magnitude he is advocating. Floating regional security outfits to tackle security challenges in any region requires the expertise of people who are knowledgeable in security matters.
“An ex-agitator is not the ideal person to moot the idea of a regional security network because he is more likely to be concerned about the region whose independence he once championed.”
