Former Osun State lawmaker Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye has called on President Bola Tinubu and security agencies to take decisive action against individuals financing insecurity across the country.
In a statement on Sunday, Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), described recent attacks in Benue and Plateau states as tragic and unacceptable, urging authorities to cut off bandits’ access to essential supplies and ammunition.
He emphasised that merely arresting financiers without public prosecution may not yield desired results, stressing the need to disrupt supply chains that fuel insurgency.
Oyintiloye also challenged security agencies to intensify efforts in identifying those providing weapons, vehicles, and hard drugs to criminals, asserting that eliminating these support systems would significantly weaken insurgent operations.
“The point is that to effectively combat insecurity in the country, it is important to target the individuals and entities that are bankrolling criminal activities and insurgencies.
“This, however, requires a multifaceted approach at a high level, including strengthening intelligence gathering and analysis, implementing robust anti-corruption measures, and fostering international cooperation to disrupt financial flows. And this is the area the security agencies need to beam their search lights.
“There is no doubt that the security agencies are doing their best and the result of their efforts is glaring for all to see, but more needs to be done in exposing the sponsors of this evil act”, he said.
Oyintiloye, who declared that incessant killings of innocent Nigerians should not be allowed to go on unchallenged, said that those using the insecurity to score political points against the President should be treated as enemies of the country.
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The APC chieftain, who commended the President on his efforts to tackle insecurity in the last two years, urged him to allow for public prosecution of the financiers of the bandits.
The former lawmaker urged the government to address our institutional framework, which has become very weak over time and has affected governance negatively, “our democratic values, and accountability.
“This resulted in high rates of unemployment, poverty, illiteracy, and lack of effective policing and weak criminal justice systems.”