Group Praise Security Agencies, Back President Tinubu

By Olanma Ikechukwu

Yoruba youths under the umbrella of the Yoruba Youth Council have commended the nation’s security apparatus for the arrest of Bashir Hadejia, a suspected mastermind of treason, gun-running, and transborder crimes. The youths also expressed support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.

In a statement by the leader of the Yoruba Youth Council, Comrade Eric Oluwole, the youths described the arrest as “a loud testimony of the vigilance of our country’s security network being coordinated jointly by the National Security Adviser; Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Defence Minister; Bello Matawalle, the Armed Forces, Police and other security agencies.”

Oluwole noted that the arrested Hadeja is one of the suspected most dangerous transnational criminals with strong local connections which they allegedly exploit to fuel unrest in Nigeria.

“Hadejia’s confession of sponsoring the recent #EndBadGovernance protests confirms the fear in some quarters that unscrupulous individuals with means could infiltrate and exploit well-intentioned protests by aggrieved Nigerians, to perpetrate their criminal, unpatriotic and selfish agenda of destabilising the Country and discrediting the government in power,” he said.

The Yoruba Youth leader also called for a thorough investigation into the activities of the arrested suspect and his collaborators, saying it should be done in collaboration with security agencies of neighbouring countries and possibly with INTERPOL.

“We the Yoruba youths note that the economic hardship being experienced by all Nigerians across the country predated the present administration. Therefore, it would be wrong to blame the Tinubu administration for the present hardship which accumulated over the years,” Oluwole said.

“While we commend the administration of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for its efforts to protect the sovereignty of our Country, we call on the Federal Government to provide the fund and materials needed for the security agencies to function optimally. We declare our unwavering support for the administration of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR.”