A ranking member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Bamisile, has called for military intervention to stem the tide of incessant kidnapping of constituents along the border post of Emure-Eporo-Emure- Ile axis of Ekiti State.
Bamisile, who represents Emure/Gbonyin/Ekiti East Federal Constituency, said such traumatizing transborder kidnapping can only be tamed through a stationary military post along that section of the State.
The Federal Lawmaker said these in a statement released in Abuja, on Tuesday, condemning the recent abduction of some Ekiti residents between Emure and Eporo Ekiti, in Emure Local Government Area of the State.
Espousing his views on the sordid scenarios, Bamisile said the escalating abduction began with the kidnapping of eight pupils, teachers and driver of a Nursery and Primary school along that axis in 2023, and then snowballed into a regular occurrence now constituting a monster to his constituents.
The Chairman House Committee on Delegated Legislation, appealed to Governor Biodun Oyebanji to step up efforts and rein in those constituting threats to the citizens along that axis the way he determinedly did in Ipao-Oke Ako-Irele section.
“Before now, Ipao-Oke Ako-Irele axis of Ekiti State was the worst hit by activities of these terror gangs, but Governor Biodun Oyebanji in partnership with the federal government deployed military to that zone and today, residents can now sleep with their two eyes closed.
“But that of Emure Ekiti axis is gradually becoming a monster that must be confronted headon. We are also using our contacts here in Abuja to call the attentions of the concerned federal government agencies to these senseless and terror attacks on my people.
“We all know that Ise-Emure-Gbonyin axis remains the best cocoa belt in Ekiti State. And once the farmers can no longer access their farms, this could affect the residents of this area in terms of income generation.
“Something urgent must be done to ensure this abduction doesn’t assume this dangerous dimension”.
Bamisile appealed to the communities in the area to rally their local hunters to work with the conventional security operatives to arrest those turning the area into flashpoint and hotspot for kidnappers.
He urged the residents to give veracious information to the security formations about the fifth columnists among the locals, who may be working in cahoots with these criminal elements to terrorize the populace .
