Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has called on the international community to help save Nigeria from terrorists, who he said, have taken over forests across the country.
He made the call on Tuesday when he received members of the Council of All Saints Church, Jericho, Ibadan, who came on a condolence visit.
The team was led by the chairman of the Council, Dr Onnuola Adewunmi.
Akeredolu said: “We have terrorists in Nigeria. We need the world to assist Nigeria.
“If Nigeria doesn’t want it, Ondo State wants it. They still attacked somewhere in Ogun State recently. There are terrorists lurking in our forests.”
According to the Ondo State governor, Nigerians need to be trained in basic civil defence in order to be prepared for any eventuality.
He urged churches to install CCTV as part of the security measures to avoid a recurrence of the Owo terror attack.
He thanked members of the church for the condolence visit and said, “I belong to a church that I am very proud of. And that church deemed it fit at this time in our state to pay a condolence visit.”
Speaking earlier, the chairman of the Council, Adewunmi, who commiserated with the governor and the people of the state over the Owo massacre, assured that the church would intensify prayers for the state.
“You could trust that your church has always been praying for you.
“You could trust that your church has always supported you in prayers on numerous occasions.
“This one really overwhelmed us, that such a heinous crime could be committed in our land,” Adewunmi said.