{"id":13229,"date":"2026-05-29T21:12:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T21:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/?p=13229"},"modified":"2026-05-29T21:12:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T21:12:40","slug":"apc-slams-governor-makinde-over-surging-insecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/apc-slams-governor-makinde-over-surging-insecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"APC Slams Governor Makinde Over Surging Insecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"digic-2724899084\" class=\"digic-bedfore-post digic-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4104817480020566\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4104817480020566\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" data-src=\"https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/17800890989123556981024549340559.jpg\" alt=\"APC Slams Governor Makinde Over Surging Insecurity\" class=\"wp-image-13245 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 678px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 678\/452;aspect-ratio:1.50006914194842;width:836px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/17800890989123556981024549340559.jpg 678w, https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/17800890989123556981024549340559-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/17800890989123556981024549340559-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/17800890989123556981024549340559-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/17800890989123556981024549340559-615x410.jpg 615w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"p-rc_df6d356b4a266b01-181\">The political atmosphere in Oyo State has entered a deeply volatile phase as the opposition All Progressives Congress launched a blistering critique against Governor Seyi Makinde.<sup><\/sup> The opposition party has officially accused the governor of extreme negligence, political showmanship, and an absolute failure to fulfill his constitutional role as the Chief Security Officer of the state.<sup><\/sup> This political offensive comes in the wake of a terrifying wave of violent crimes, sophisticated kidnappings, and coordinated banditry that has gripped several parts of the state, most notably the rural communities and the state capital.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This detailed investigative journalism report provides a comprehensive breakdown of the escalating security crisis, the controversial multi-billion naira defense spending by the current administration, and the intense political fallout that is reshaping the power dynamics in Ibadan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Boiling Point of Oyo Politics and Security<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"p-rc_df6d356b4a266b01-185\">The delicate security balance of Oyo State appears to have ruptured, triggering an intense political war of words between the ruling Peoples Democratic Party and the opposition All Progressives Congress.<sup><\/sup> In an extensive, highly critical official statement released in the state capital by the Oyo State All Progressives Congress Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, the opposition party expressed profound alarm over what it termed a complete collapse of law and order. The party noted that under the current administration, the largest state in southern Nigeria by landmass has gradually transformed into a playground for daring kidnappers, highway robbers, and organized bandits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"p-rc_df6d356b4a266b01-186\">According to the opposition party indictment, the security situation in the state has deteriorated sharply when contrasted with the relative stability and proactive security measures observed in neighboring states across the southwestern region.<sup><\/sup> The opposition insists that the governor has continuously traded concrete security blueprints for media-driven populism, leaving the thirty three local government areas highly vulnerable to external and internal criminal syndicates.<sup><\/sup><\/p><div id=\"digic-4013310344\" class=\"digic-get-free-material digic-entity-placement\"><p>Get <a title=\"TikTok SEO Cheats\" href=\"https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/download\/tiktok-seo-cheats\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TikTok SEO Cheat<\/strong><\/a> here<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Oriire School Abductions as a Catalyst of Failure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"p-rc_df6d356b4a266b01-187\">The primary catalyst for this latest political confrontation is a deeply tragic and highly sophisticated security breach that occurred in the northern sector of the state.<sup><\/sup> In a multi pronged, simultaneous assault executed in Oriire Local Government Area, heavily armed men operating on high powered motorcycles invaded three separate educational institutions in rural communities.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"p-rc_df6d356b4a266b01-188\">The criminal gang targeted the Baptist Nursery and Primary School in Yawota, the Community Grammar School, and the L.A. Primary School located in Esiele.<sup><\/sup> During this coordinated raid, scores of innocent school children, vulnerable teachers, and a prominent headteacher identified as Mrs. Alamu were forcefully marched into the dense forest reserves bordering Kwara State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"p-rc_df6d356b4a266b01-189\">The opposition party has vehemently labeled this mass abduction as a monumental failure of grassroots intelligence gathering.<sup><\/sup> The opposition statement points out that an administration focusing its resources on genuine rural intelligence would have detected the movement of dozens of armed men on motorcycles within a single local government area. The opposition argues that while the governor maintains a high level of public relations visibility in urban centers, the rural borders where agriculture and primary education form the lifeblood of the citizenry have been completely abandoned to well armed non state actors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Eight Billion Naira Security Aircraft Mystery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"p-rc_df6d356b4a266b01-190\">A core element of the opposition party financial indictment centers around an expensive defense procurement project approved by the state executive council. The administration reportedly approved and spent approximately seven point seven billion naira for the procurement of two specialized fixed wing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft.<sup><\/sup> The choice of these light aircraft models was publicly justified by government officials as a cost effective alternative to helicopters, possessing easily accessible spare parts and offering perfect alignment with assets maintained by the Nigerian Air Force for regional security synergy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td><strong>Aircraft Procurement Details<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Technical and Financial Specifications<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Procurement Asset Model<\/strong><\/td><td>Diamond DA MNG Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Fixed Wing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total Official Financial Expenditure<\/strong><\/td><td>Approximately Seven Point Seven Six Billion Naira<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Stated Operational Purpose<\/strong><\/td><td>Aerial border monitoring, anti banditry, tracking illegal mining<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Opposition Party Core Allegation<\/strong><\/td><td>Complete lack of operational deployment and zero visible impact<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"p-rc_df6d356b4a266b01-191\">The opposition party has raised serious transparency questions regarding these assets. The opposition claims that despite the massive multi billion naira drain on the treasury, there has been no single visible deployment or tangible impact of these surveillance aircraft in tracking down kidnappers or mapping criminal camps in the vast forests.<sup><\/sup> The statement questioned why sophisticated aerial technology capable of identifying targets from high altitudes has failed to locate the encampments of bandits holding school children and teachers captive. The opposition openly wondered if the multi billion naira project was merely an ambitious financial illusion rather than a functional defense deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Systematic Sidelining of Traditional Rulers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"p-rc_df6d356b4a266b01-192\">The opposition party traces the structural decay of the state security architecture back to the inception of the current administration.<sup><\/sup> The opposition alleges that upon taking office, the governor systematically dismantled an effective, collaborative security framework established by previous administrations, which heavily relied on localized human intelligence.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"p-rc_df6d356b4a266b01-193\">Under the previous security model, paramount rulers, local chiefs, and community hunters acted as the primary intelligence feeds for conventional statutory security agencies.<sup><\/sup> The opposition claims that the current administration completely severed these ties, excluding traditional institutions from joint security committees and tactical decision making processes.<sup><\/sup> This exclusion has created a massive, catastrophic intelligence vacuum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without the active involvement of local monarchs who understand the geography and human demographics of their domains, criminal syndicates have easily established permanent logistical bases within the expansive forest reserves of the Ibarapa axis, the Oluyole thickets, and the border forests of Oriire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Inconsistency of the State Police Advocacy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"p-rc_df6d356b4a266b01-194\">Governor Makinde has recently been at the forefront of a political campaign demanding that the federal government empower state houses of assembly to facilitate the immediate creation of sub national state police forces.<sup><\/sup> While this position has gained traction among some regional commentators, the opposition party has fiercely dismissed the governor advocacy as a masterclass in political inconsistency and an attempt to shift constitutional blame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"p-rc_df6d356b4a266b01-195\">The opposition reminded citizens of previous media interviews where the governor allegedly expressed deep skepticism toward the immediate implementation of state police, categorizing the structural debate at that time as a distraction or a waste of valuable time.<sup><\/sup> The opposition party statement argues that the governor sudden conversion to an advocate of state policing is a convenient political shield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"p-rc_df6d356b4a266b01-196\">The opposition insists that the governor is using the constitutional limitations of the federal police as an excuse for his own administrative lapses, reminding the public that the state executive receives billions of naira in monthly security votes that remain largely unaccounted for in terms of tactical grassroots deployment.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Welfare Crisis and Misdirection of the Amotekun Corps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"p-rc_df6d356b4a266b01-197\">The Western Nigeria Security Network, popularly known as the Amotekun Corps, was originally envisioned as a grassroots, rapid response counterweight to rural banditry and highway kidnappings across the southwest region. However, the opposition party has paints a highly disturbing picture of the operational reality of the corps within the state borders.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"p-rc_df6d356b4a266b01-198\">The opposition statement alleges that despite government claims of providing superior funding and high monthly remuneration packages, the ordinary operatives of the Amotekun Corps are facing severe welfare neglect.<sup><\/sup> The party claims that many units are poorly equipped, lack advanced tactical protective gear, and are forced to confront highly sophisticated criminal networks using obsolete logistical tools.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"p-rc_df6d356b4a266b01-199\">Furthermore, the opposition raised a serious operational objection regarding personnel deployment.<sup><\/sup> Instead of deploying these localized security operatives to high risk border communities, volatile agrarian pathways, and the deep forest boundaries where their knowledge of the terrain is vital, large detachments of the corps are allegedly retained in urban centers like Ibadan to serve as ostentatious escort entourages for high ranking political actors and government officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary of Political and Operational Demands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Executive Rescue Mandate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"p-rc_df6d356b4a266b01-200\">The immediate, unconditional mobilization of all available joint security forces to locate and safely rescue the abducted school children, teachers, and administrators currently held in the remote wilderness of Oriire Local Government Area.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fiscal Transparency Audit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The presentation of a comprehensive public account detailing the exact operational status, flight logs, hangar location, and deployment history of the two surveillance aircraft that cost the taxpayers nearly eight billion naira.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Institutional Re-engineering<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The immediate reinstatement of traditional rulers, local hunters, and community leaders into the state statutory security framework to rebuild the collapsed human intelligence network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Budgetary Realignment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The total redirection of the state monthly security votes away from the procurement of luxury vehicles for political administrative offices toward the direct funding of tactical field gear, communication equipment, and welfare increments for front line operatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Looming Battle for the Soul of Oyo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"p-rc_df6d356b4a266b01-201\">The governor has openly acknowledged the immense pressure of the current situation, admitting in a public address that this represents an incredibly tough period for him personally and for the entire state infrastructure.<sup><\/sup> Nevertheless, the opposition party maintains that emotional declarations, lip service, and political populism cannot secure the freedom of citizens or protect vulnerable communities from heavily armed bandits.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As political actors across the state begin to quietly calculate strategies for the next general election cycle, the fundamental issue of security has officially moved from a matter of administrative policy to the absolute center of the political battleground. The coming weeks will undoubtedly test the administrative resilience of the executive arm as citizens demand less political rhetoric and more decisive, life saving field results.<\/p><div id=\"digic-1249401929\" class=\"digic-content_2 digic-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4104817480020566\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4104817480020566\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"in post\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read More On: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/5e3ndcuj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atiku Takes the Wheel with Early Five-State Victory<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/mrybrjxt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Police Shoot Dead Three Abductors, Rescue Victim Unharmed<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2pu3cwhz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aiyedatiwa Rallies Ondo, Nigeria for Powerful Holiday Prayers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The political atmosphere in Oyo State has entered a deeply volatile phase as the opposition All Progressives Congress launched a blistering critique against Governor Seyi Makinde. 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