Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, has said that some terrorists are slowly moving into the southern part of the country.
He made this statement during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today program on Friday.
The Ooni said the South-West region will take a strong stand against these people and push them back.
When asked if he had found out about the terrorists moving into the south, the Ooni said,
“Yes, we have found out about it, and that is the truth.
That’s why we are coming together.“We are making our local guards stronger. We are very strong. As traditional leaders, we are very strong when it comes to this.
“And this current government has already said they will work with local hunters. We now have forest guards, and they are very good at their job.
“We don’t take this lightly. We are going back to our traditional ways.
“So, for us, we are facing this head-on.
We have intelligence. They are getting closer, and we are going to send them back.
“This has happened before. In the 17th and 18th centuries; we did that. We have never been conquered, and it’s not going to happen again.”