ODO-APE KILLINGS: ODA CONDEMNS THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES OF MARAUDERS IN OKUNLAND .
Calls For Synergetic Approach In Combating Criminality Across The State.
Okun Development Association (ODA), the apex socio-cultural umbrella organisation of the Okun people of Kogi State, is saddened over the reported killings of two people on Friday, January 3, 2025, by gunmen, in Odo-Ape community of Kabba-Bunu LGA of the state.
The President-General of ODA, Ambassador Akenson Rotimi, expressing his shock at the news, condemns the gruesome murder on thier farms, by unidentified terrorists of Mr. Sunday Aiyedero, secretary of the hunters association of the community, and another farmer, who was identified as a member of the Tiv community in the area.
ODA considers the killings as depressing and a scary start off to the new year, particularly coming only three days to the end of 2024, a year marred by unpleasant experiences by our people regarding insecurity across the Okun landscape.
The President-General commends the state government for promptly stepping in,with the right actions to arrest the resultant social tension by calming the frayed nerves of the people in the community.
He also notes that this latest killings underscore the imperative of the proposed Okun Security Summit that is being worked on by the ODA, in collaboration with the Kogi State Government.
ODA calls on all relevant stakeholders in the state, particularly in Okunland, to support the planned Okun Security Summit, and work together to enable us fortify our security architecture towards safeguarding the lives of our people and enhance the economy of our rural communities.
Ambassador Rufus Aiyenigba,
Ag. National Publicity Secretary, Okun Development Association, ODA
4/1/2025
