Sunday Igboho Launches Iru Ekun Security Network in Ogun.

Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has formally launched the Ogun State chapter of the Iru Ekun Security Network, a community-based security initiative aimed at supporting efforts to combat crime across the South-West.

The launch, held on Wednesday, attracted a large crowd of supporters, with videos and photographs from the event showing hundreds of volunteers gathered at the venue. Reports indicated that thousands of people participated in the initiative.

Speaking during the launch, Igboho outlined plans for the organisation’s structure, training and collaboration with government authorities. He urged members to maintain discipline and avoid reckless conduct.

“You must have discipline. Do not engage in reckless behaviour or ruin things just because they have trained you and you have an ID card,” he told participants.

According to Igboho, the Federal Government would determine the organisation responsible for training its members, while the Ogun State Governor’s Office would determine where they would be deployed.

He added that members would receive identification cards at the local government level after completing their training.

Igboho also disclosed that the state government had assured the group of its support and would determine a monthly allowance for members to assist them in providing for their families.

“The Governor has also given us assurance. They have given us support here, and they will decide what monthly allowance to provide to us, to support us, because we have wives, and we have children,” he said.

He explained that the long-term objective was to secure official identification for members across the South-West, enabling them to operate legitimately while contributing to community safety and maintaining order.

Drawing a comparison with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Igboho said the organisation could grow into a formally recognised security structure if properly implemented.

The launch featured large numbers of participants, many of whom were dressed in matching black outfits and caps. Footage from the event showed supporters gathered under tents and along nearby streets, with several recording the proceedings on their mobile phones.

Iru Ekun, which means “leopard’s tail” in Yoruba, was established by Igboho as a community-based security initiative intended to complement existing efforts to tackle kidnapping, banditry and other forms of criminality across the South-West.