A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s strategy against terrorist financiers in the country is yielding positive results.
Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker, said that Tinubu’s recent remarks that his administration had been targeting the financial backbone of terrorists groups in the country was quite instructive and a bold step towards clearing the country of violent crimes.
The APC Cheiftain made the remarks while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo.
Oyintiloye, said that the president’s speech at the opening of the 2025 National Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (AML/CFT/CPF) Summit in Abuja that more than 100 terrorist financiers had been convicted in the last two years was a commendable feat in the fight against terrorism.
He urged the president not to relent in his pursuit against terrorism and its financiers, adding that most of the troubled parts of the country have started witnessing relative peace.
Oyintiloye, a member of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), also commended the military other security agencies on their bravery fight against the terrorist groups and bandits in the country.
He appreciated their efforts towards the security situation in the country, which had tremendously improved in recent times.
“I want to commend the president on his efforts at minimising the challenge of insecurity in the country.
“The president’s strategy of crippling the financiers of terrorist groups in the country has resulted in relative peace in many of the troubled states in the country.
“I also commended the military, the National Security Adviser, and other security agencies for restoring Nigerians hope in the country’s security architecture,” he said.
He, however, appealed that all securities agencies must not rest on their oars until they completely eradicate or decimate the criminals causing Nigerians untold hardship.
“The achievements recorded in the last few weeks showed that the military as taken the bulls by horn to quench the insurgency in our land. The handling of Bello Turji’s, the terrorist challenging Nigeria to a fight, has shown that the Military has capacity to deal with terrorists.
“But I feel the Military should be more ruthless and stop these criminals at early stage before they assumed larger than life, Lord of the jungle’s posture. Turji nearly carved a country out of Nigeria for himself until the Military reduced him to nothing,” Oyintiloye said.
Oyintiloye urged Nigerians to continue to support the president and the security agencies, adding that the country is already on the path of restoration.
He said that with acts of faith, patriotism, honesty, and positive minds set on the part of Nigerians, the country will rise again.
