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In a society where justice and the rule of law prevails, the community leaders, members of the Landlords and Tenants Association, law enforcement agents(agencies), and residents of Olorunsogo, Molete, Molusi, Solanke, Oyegbami, Scout Camp,Aluko/Barracksand Felele communities in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria who sponsored hoodlums wielding stones, matchets, and iron rods to attack and injure a resident of 3, Kehinde Aderibigbe Street, Olorunsogo, Molete ought to be brought to justice.

Sadly, this is not the case.

On Saturday, 23rd August 2025, acting on the instructions of some desperate and evil inclined family members, hoodlums' resident in the community broke into the apartments of 3, Kehinde Aderibigbe street, Olorunsogo, Mlete, Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria, vandalizing electrical fittings, damaging the windows, doors, toilet and kitchen facilities and carting away valuables running into millions of Naira.

Interestingly, the residents, law enforcement and estate agents are complicit in the crime and several others in the community, although the residents continue to claim ignorance.

In addition, those behind the vandalization and looting of 3, Kehinde Aderibiggbe Street, Olorunsogo, Molete are still walking the streets freely full of boasts and acting persistently with impunity. Why is this so? Perhaps, crime and criminality are now means to several ends for Those-in-Charge, who may have severed ties with the attributes of good and focused leadership.

Of note is the fact that residents and occupants of No. 5 Kehinde Aderibigbe Street, Olorunsogo, Molete, not only vandalized the next building, No. 3 but also converted it to a refuse dump and place where excreta are also dumped.

Another dimension of criminality.
Government officials have long before now admitted the evil but blame their superiors for the public health situation.

Those-in Charge at all levels of government look on helplessly as the people contend with the hazards of a dirty environment.

The relevant law enforcement agencies are well aware of the reign of crime and criminality at Molusi, Solanke, Oyegbami, Olorunsogo, Molete, Oshodi, Aluko, Scout camp, Felele and several other communities in Ibadan, Oyo state.

But probably due to the involvement of some of the law enforcement agents with the cultists who perpetrate heinous and grievous crimes, little or nothing has been done to reverse the worrisome situation. 

This is even as there as several unreported heart rendering cases.

 Since the law enforcement agencies have the responsibility to ensure the safety of lives and property, the unending reign of terror by these cultists, who openly threaten to kill those who question their activities leaves much to be desired-  a point of reference is one '  Samba', a barber, whose barbing shop is among the block of shops located in front of a building at the Aluko/Barracks, Felele/Scout camp/Oshodi Street junction. 

He openly threatens to kill people while at the same time boasting of his connection with some officers and rank and file of the Police.

Indeed, owners of beer parlors, Ogogoro joints, hotels, and a sizable number of shops in these communities are ready accomplices of these cultists in these communities.

Indeed, if at all there is a government in place in the state, such is crime friendly.

President Ahmed Tinubu has been advised not to run for a second term in office in 2027 as Nigeria President.

The President and Founder of Clear Revelation Ministry, Apostle Jeremiah Oluwarotimi Adeyeye gave this advice on Wednesday during a Press Conference at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Oyo state council, Ibadan, Nigeria.

''1) God's message to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and also some advice to him, God a showed me that he did not finish in office, if he is lucky to finish this tenure as God revealed, he should not clamor to contest for a second term because God's word always stands. He should go back home to atone for all what he has done and seek the face of the almighty God, but if he insists on going for a second term, after luckily finishing this term, that means that what he luckily escaped in his first term in office will surely happen during the second term. God's word always stands.'' Apostle Adeyeye stated. 

Similarly, the man of God alerted the Oyo state Governor, of a mole in his administration, saying, ''Message: He needs to watch and make amends if he wants to continue been relevant in politics because God told me that he has somebody in his government that his doing contrary in his government and he has wreaked havoc. Governor Seyi Makinde needs to seek the face of God.''

In a related development, the Personal Assistant to the late Eze Ndigbo of Ibadan and Oyo state, Eze (Dr.) Alex Anozie, Mt. Sam Ulelu lamented that millions of Nigerians were passing through nightmarish economic hardships, blaming it on the very harsh policies of the present administration in the country.

''Millions of Nigerians can longer feed satisfactorily, most of them have lost their jobs. Economic hardships, starvation, kidnappings and killings are now the dividends of democracy, while lawlessness, indiscipline and all forms of criminality are now daily occurrences almost becoming a culture. However, Nigerians are looking up to God for a reprieve.''Mr. Ulelu noted.
 

In 1975, the reign of terror was directed and supervised by the Ministry of Interior, where a comprehensive list of action was domiciled in Montevideo.

However, events later showed that what befell the helpless citizenry had little or no direction or supervision.

Masterminded kidnappings, torture and elimination were the trend, with government Ministries, Departments and Agencies(MDA) becoming active while those saddled with the responsibility of protecting lives and property were always available to carry out the unimaginable.

The separate arms of the state competed for the dubious glory of apprehending more subversives and creating a system of sponsored mayhem.

As crime and criminality became the culture, unfortunate relatives of victims met a stone wall at the law enforcement and government offices.

Green Ford Falcon cars became a symbol with different interpretations, while the unexplainable continued unabated.

 Indeed, the deliberate absence of streetlights in most communities across Nigeria encouraged crime and criminality, even as traders, artisans, barbers, craftspeople, market men and women were co-opted to do the unthinkable.

The wholesale disappearance of people from all walks of life sent the wrong signals to all and sundry, with the general belief that the same had erased any trace of good governance.

Lawlessness and impunity are now the order of the day everywhere in Nigeria as anarchy gradually creeps into prominence. Threats, blackmail, harassment, intimidation and attacks are all tools used to achieve sinister motives in this climate, while fraudsters now play a prominent role in government and governance. Community leaders, Homeowners and Tenants Associations and criminally minded residents also play prominent roles in crime. For instance, a vulcanizer and a woman in her mid-thirties, who sell second-hand clothing located at a make-shift shed beside the gate of the Nigeria Baptist Convention quarters along the Scout Camp road, opposite the neighborhood market in Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria, are among several traders who perpetrate acts of criminality on a daily basis with impunity, with the knowledge of law enforcement agents. 

Indeed, a sizable number of shop owners in residential areas such as Molusi, Olorunsogo, Molete, Felele and several other communities across the country are now involved in grievous crimes in these communities, with the full support of government appointees, elected officials, public and civil servants. 

The motive which goes beyond the surface appearance is woven around property matters.

Already, the future of most children and young people is now a subject of debate, as crime and criminality systematically overwhelm their consciousness and existence.

Teachers and schools have since abandoned their responsibilities of imparting knowledge for obvious reasons, as the country moves farther and farther from good governance.

 Indeed, those who are supposed to protect lives and property are now facilitating all forms of crime, while those in leadership positions look on with delight.

In sane climes, democracies thrive when law enforcement agencies are not converted to tools of repression and suppression.

Indeed, the desperation to silence dissenting voices has overwhelmed good governance in this dispensation.

Insensitivity, impunity and non-chalance have never been components of democracies.

Sadly, however, these are the signposts of the present, in Africa's most populous black nation.

Everything has already gone wrong, as can be seen in unfolding events across the country.

Families are grieving, workers are disilluhioned, while the confused pupulace praye ceaselessly.

These are prelous times

The Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA) has appealed to the federal and state governments to create an enabling environment for Nigerian-owned businesses to thrive and survive.

This appeal was made by the Director General of NECA, Mr. Adewale Smart Oyerinde on Wednesday at an interactive session organized by NECA for its members and other stakeholders in Oyo state in Ibadan, Nigeria.

''The federal and state governments should create an enabling environment to allow businesses to thrive and survive. The government must see the organized private sector as an integral part in development issues. "We need regulation to drive our economy. "We are not averse to regulation. 'You can count on us to promote the Oyo state economy to drive investment into the state's economy,'' the NECA DG stated.

Similarly, the treasurer of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria(MAN), Mr. Sunday .A, who represented the Director General, also appealed to the Oyo state government and the legislature to include MAN in the decision-making and policy formulation process pertaining to businesses in the state.

''We want the state House of Assembly to collaborate with us not for punitive measures, but to make things work. We have high power tariffs, most companies cannot cope, some have reduced  their production to 30 percent, others have folded up. The foreign exchange rates and the interest rates of the banks are not favorable enough. We are law-abiding. If we are going wrong give us advice'', the DG's representative stated.

On its part, the state government disclosed that it has recruited 1290 operators to evacuate refuse, has also prosecuted 1,000 hawkers for environmental sanitation offenses and registered 500 consultants to ensure that sustainable practices are administered in the state.