‘Traditional Rulers’ Role Key In Tackling Insecurity’, Says Olu Of Warri

The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III has urged the Federal Government to formally fortify the relation of accepted rulers successful Nigeria’s information model arsenic trusted custodians of values and subject successful communities.

The referred monarch stated this successful Kaduna during the Exercise Haske Biyu 2025 astatine the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji.

The lawsuit has arsenic its theme: “Strengthening Family Values arsenic a Force for National Security: The Role of Traditional Institutions.”

Olu of Warri said contempt being sidelined constitutionally, monarchs were often the archetypal constituent of interaction successful matters of section security, noting that their grassroots power tin beryllium harnessed to complement the enactment of instrumentality enforcement agencies.

“Traditional rulers indispensable stay unbiased arbiters of justice—not tools of the state, but trusted guides who clasp the motivation cloth of their communities together,” the Olu said.

He argued that insecurity confronting the nation, from coercion to banditry, were perpetrated by radical who disregard long-established norms of household and assemblage discipline.

The monarch stressed that restoring household values and rebuilding spot astatine assemblage level indispensable beryllium seen arsenic captious elements of nationalist security.

Atuwatse III besides recalled however subject and bid instilled successful his ain household done relatives who served successful the Nigerian subject shaped his appreciation of integrity and responsibility.

“Legacy indispensable beryllium fought for. What we question beardown household values and motivation clarity volition not travel without resistance. That warfare indispensable beryllium waged daily: successful our minds, successful parenting, successful leadership, successful the mode we unrecorded our lives,” helium added.

The Olu further called for a equilibrium of correction and compassion successful raising aboriginal generations, noting that accepted institutions tin assistance pb this effort if decently empowered.