A leading non-governmental organisation, Majeóbajé Community Development Initiative, on Friday, raised the alarm over what it described as the growing infiltration of terrorists and bandits into the South-West region.
A statement by its Chairman and Secretary, Akintayo Akin-Deko and Ayo Oyerinde, respectively in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, expressed concern that the worsening insecurity in the northern parts of Nigeria is steadily spilling into the southern states.
The group lamented that while initial migration from the North included refugees and economic migrants, the situation has now deteriorated to include the movement of “bandits and hardened terrorists into Southern forests and communities.
“We are seeing a steady flow of terrorists dislodged from northern Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Mali. They either hide in the forests or operate openly among economic migrants who engage in informal work.”https://360playvid.info/slidepleer/videoIframe.html?fn=s1184s#amp=1
