Hundreds of half-naked women, on Saturday, protested the spate of insecurity in four local government areas of Ondo State.
The protests were staged simultaneously in four of the six councils in the Northern senatorial districts in the State.
Reports say the protests were triggered by the recent kidnap of some teachers in Auga Akoko, the killing of a police officer by unknown gunmen at Oka Akoko last week, and the attack on 17 travelers along the Ifira Akoko-Isua Akoko road by armed robbers among others.
The largely half-clad women, with brooms in their hands, were chanting protest songs along the streets in the four Akoko councils.
They urged the security personnel and the State government to come to protect their lives and secure their property.
The chairman of Akoko Divisional Traditional Council of the four local government areas and monarch of Oka Akoko Oba Yusuf Adeleye, pacified the protesters, assuring that the security challenges facing the country, Ondo State, and Akokoland would soon become a thing of the past.
Oba Adeleye said that communal efforts and traditional efforts will be applied to solve the problem.
He appealed to various communities in Akokoland to “form vigilante groups while local hunters should be encouraged to complement the efforts of regular security agencies.”
The monarch, however, commended Governor Akeredolu for putting Amotekun corps in place, to join forces with the existing security apparatus in the State to combat the menace.