Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Monday restated that his administration would not support anyone taking law into their hands or solving criminality with criminality.
Makinde, in a veiled reference to Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho), said he would continue to back security agencies in the state instead of those carrying out jungle justice against perceived wrongdoers.
He spoke during a meeting of Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) with the national leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association (MACBAN) and heads of security agencies in the Southwest in Akure, Ondo State.
Igboho had reportedly led some Ibarapa youths to attack a Fulani settlement in the area last week. While Makinde condemned the action, the Police Inspector-General, Mohammed Adamu, declared him (Igboho) wanted.
The governor told the meeting that his administration would promote good neighbourliness by encouraging residents of the state to live together in peace and to face their common enemies, who are criminals of all shades and tribes.
Makinde, in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, said his government had foreclosed the option of backing anyone taking up arms against other ethnic nationalities or residents of the state in the name of seeking justice.