OYO HERDSMEN KILLINGS: 'I Will Also Buy AK- 47', Makinde BLOWS HOT As He Demands AK- 47 Approval From FG

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, paid a visit to the massacre site three days after roughly fifteen citizens of Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government Area, were massacred.

Makinde, who bemoaned the level of devastation in the community, urged the Federal Government to allow governors in the South- West to arm the Amotekun Corps with sophisticated weapons such as the AK- 47 to combat rising insecurity in the geopolitical zone, especially banditry and kidnapping.

It would be recalled that a group of unknown gunmen, suspected to be Fulani herders, raided the Igangan community, killing people and destroy their homes.

Makinde released a statement in his two- day National Democracy Summit at University Ibadan' s International Conference Centre, with the topic " The Future of Democracy in Nigeria. "

The governor, who claimed his responsibility for the incident, voiced his dissatisfaction with the difficulties faced by governors in their states with a lack of necessary authority.

According to his statement, " The people can hold me responsible for letting them down because of what happened in Igangan, and when I go there, I also take responsibility since those killings were completely unfair, as I continue to bear responsibility for Oyo State' s security situation, we all know that the Commissioner of Police must wait for directions from " above" before taking specific actions to help the local community.

" So, in terms of federal security agencies in Oyo State, we must obtain clearance from the federal government. We shall keep doing our best. We were able to begin Amotekun in the South West. Amotekun has been operating in our community, but people still wonder how the recent killings in Igangan occurred. However, there are some limitations to what Amotekun can do, as well as the weapons they can carry.