Oyo Government to hold peace talk with area boys and cult groups

Insecurity: Oyo govt to hold peace talks with ‘area boys’, cult groups -Commissioner

The Oyo State Government has said that it is set to engage in talks with ‘area boys’ and cult groups in the State to foster peace.The Commissioner for Information, Culture, and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun said this on Thursday, after a closed-door meeting with representatives of the militant groups, including Agbekoya, Odua People’s Congress, Vigilante Group of Nigeria among others in Ibadan.A statement quoted Olatunbosun as saying the State government, in collaboration with all the militant groups, was determined to proffer peaceful solutions to the unrest between area boys and cult groups,“The time to end the bloodshed in the state is now,” he said in the statement.Olatunbosun said the meeting would solve the problem from the root, noting that the state government would work closely with security agencies and leaders of the militant groups, to meet with the cult sects and mediate between warring parties in the state.He said, “The State Executive Council is aware of the activities of cultists and cult groups in the State. We hope to hold a meeting with them”.“Oyo State Government, under the leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde is determined to put a stop to this clash among cult groups and area boys. To this end, we in collaboration with all the Militant groups in the State, are taking the message of peace to the den of these cultists.“We will try to convince them to be disarmed and return to their homes peacefully. Afterward, there will be a clampdown on activities of area boys and cult groups who fail to cooperate with us,” he said.Olatubosun, therefore, admonished the area boys and rival cult groups to sheath their swords and pursue peace, stressing that after the peace talks, there will be a clampdown on cultists and cult activities in the state.

*Nigeria Youth Movement*

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