Former Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Fatai Oladipupo has said that failure of some of Ibadan elders causes spate of insecurity in the metropolis and the state as a whole.
He stated that security challenges in Ibadanland wouldn’t have worsen to this stage in the town if High Chiefs and Mogajis in Ibadanland have done the needful by engaging unemployed youths in the town on dangers associated with insecurity.
Oladipupo, who was represented by CSP Akeem Adedeji while speaking during the Ibadan Compound Sports Competition/Fiesta meeting held at Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resort, Ibadan, said that insecurity is the biggest challenge currently confronting Ibadanland, adding that this has caused damages to the land which hindered meaningful developments in the town.
According to him, some leaders in Ibadanland are only concerned about their selfish interest without considering interest of others, saying that poverty and unemployment is one of the factors responsible for insecurity in Ibadanland because majority of Ibadan youths are jobless with no means of livelihood which makes them become thugs and touts for politicians.
He however said that there is need to reduce poverty level among the youths, focus on economic developments, redirects youths from crimes and criminality, and address the issue of economic and social youths unemployment
Meanwhile, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji said that he is not happy concerning the problem, saying that there is need to involve all stakeholders at the grassroot to promote security in the land.
The monarch lamented that unemployment, laziness and lack of family planning have caused insecurity in the land, calling on all heads of families (Mogajis) to rise up to the occasion and do the needful through different engagements like sports and other economic activities so that they can also be useful to themselves and their families.
The chairman of the event, high Chief Bayo Oyero in his remark described the meeting as a good initiative, adding that it should turn to a yearly program and special committee should be set up for its continuation.
The President General of Central Council of Ibadan Indigien, (CCII), Chief Yemi Soladoye stated that impact CCII towards the development of Ibadanland is enormous, saying that there is need to find lasting solution to problem of unemployment among the youths in Ibadan metropolis.
