The National leader of the All Progressive Congress, Asiwaju Bola has absolved the Fulani Herdsmen from being the culprits of the assasination of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, the second daughter of Afenifere leader, Reuben Fasoranti, who was killed by unknown gunmen on Friday, July 12.
Tinubu made this statement on Sunday, while reacting to the concern on whether the attackers of Olakunrin were herdsmen or not, he said, "Excuse me, I am extremely concerned about security and I don’t want a stigma.
"How many years ago have we faced insecurity in this country and cases of kidnapping, is Evans who was arrested and his disclosure then a herdsman? I don’t want to be political. The question is where are the cows?
” I am extremely concerned about security but i don’t want a stigma,i can go through history of kidnapping in Nigeria and we know how and where it all started, there are a lot of copycats.
” There are cases of kidnapping and killings in the country. Is Evans too who was arrested and made disclosures also a herdsman? I don’t want to be political, but I will ask where are the cows?
” We must not use this incident to divide ourselves but we must use it as a cure to the security problems. Additional police, additional patrol,and additional security reinforcement along Ore road and various flash points across the country is necessary and I have discussed this among the various authorities. The governor is eminently aware and being proactive about this.
” The security challenges are numerous across this country and to fight it we are going through that, more police are being recruited and it takes time to train and deploy them to various areas, nobody prepares more than necessary for this.”
The former Lagos State Governor further said, ” I am a nationalist and the security concern and challenge right now must be face squarely throughout Nigeria. The incident that affected one member of our family Mrs Olakunrin is seriously sad, and unacceptable but nobody can return her alive, she has answered the call of her creator.
” The security challenges are numerous across this country and to fight it we are going through that, more police are being recruited and it takes time to train and deploy them to various areas, nobody prepares more than necessary for this.
” But if you look at Zamfara, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti and all areas, then we need to fight poverty, unemployment and the causes that might lead people to crying.
” Equally we must create opportunity to convert this tragedy to prosperity.
” Funke is very close to me and she died a premature death. only four or five days ago, we chatted and i know what she discussed with me even about Baba’s health conditions.We just pray that this will not happen again. ”
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