Give Obas Security Vote And See Kidnapping Reduce- Oluwo Of Iwo Dailynaijamode Oluwo of Iwoland in Osun State, Oba Adbulrasheed Akanbi, has called on the Federal Government to make provision for security votes for the traditional institution to help fight insecurity in the country. Akanbi, who spoke to journalists in Osogbo yesterday, said the traditional rulers were closer to the grassroots and were privy to the intelligence needed to curb crimes in communities. He said: “Traditional rulers should be empowered to domesticate security at the grassroots which constitutes higher percent of the hideouts for kidnappers. Co-opting monarchs will unavoidably decimate security threat. “Traditional institution should be given security vote to engage local hunters, vigilante, the Agbekoyas, trusted local Odua Peoples Congress (OPC), among others. “In my own capacity, I am trying my utmost best in my domain but the institution I represent deserves security funding to act more. “I have per
