Photo: Govs Makinde with other SW governors after a past meeting
By Didimoko A. Didimoko, Ibadan
Amid Nigeria’s rising insecurity, governors of the South-West states will on Monday converge in Ibadan for an emergency meeting aimed at addressing the growing security threats affecting the region.
The high-level session, hosted by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde at the Governor’s Office, Agodi, underscores mounting concerns over kidnapping, bandit attacks, and other violent crimes spreading across the zone.
All six governors from Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti are expected to attend the closed-door meeting.
Although official details remain limited, sources say the urgent gathering was convened to review worsening security trends, including highway abductions, farmer–herder clashes, cult-related violence and cross-border criminal operations increasingly spilling into the region from other parts of Nigeria.
The meeting is expected to examine gaps in regional security architecture and fast-track strategic infrastructure projects that can help curb attacks, especially in remote and vulnerable communities.
A key highlight of the Ibadan meeting will be the assessment of ongoing joint security efforts in the South-West, particularly the performance of the Amotekun Corps.
With rising calls for improved intelligence-sharing, better equipment and closer collaboration with federal security agencies, the governors are set to explore new ways to strengthen Amotekun’s capacity amid evolving threat
The governors will also review progress under the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN Commission), with a renewed focus on regional integration, economic resilience and coordinated security strategies.
The emergency meeting reflects growing fears that the South-West must reinforce its security systems as Nigeria continues to grapple with widespread insecurity
