Insecurity: Bandits, kidnappers now have monopoly of violence

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, yesterday, expressed displeasure over the dimension insecurity has taken in Nigeria even as he insisted that bandits and kidnappers now have monopoly of violence.

Adeyemi, who disclosed this in Lagos during the 51st birthday celebration of the Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba Land, Iba Gani Adams, said that monopoly of violence should be carried out by government but regrettably, that was not the case.  

His words:  “The monopoly of violence must be concentrated in government but regrettably we are not having that now. Bandit and kidnappers now have…