The President General of the Agbekoya Farmers Association, Chief Kamorudeen Aremu, has disclosed that the late Pa Ayo Adebanjo played a crucial role in eradicating incessant kidnappings in Yorubaland.
He explained that Pa Adebanjo questioned the activities of the group during a period of rampant kidnappings in the Southwest and subsequently motivated them to take decisive action to end the crisis.
Describing him as a remarkable man with deep love for the Yoruba race, Aremu said:
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“During the period of incessant kidnappings in Yorubaland, he was the only one who reached out and questioned our activities.
“He urged us to go into the bushes and do whatever we could to bring the situation under control.
“The eradication of kidnapping in Yorubaland was made possible by Pa Adebanjo.
“He was a wonderful man, a man of honor. It will be difficult to find someone like him. He loved the Yoruba people immensely.”
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