In its resolve to prevent the escalation of ravaging insecurity, the South West Governors’ Forum on Monday agreed to set up a South West Security Fund (SWSF) under Development Agenda for Western Nigeria, DAWN Commission.
The Commission is to be administered by Forum’s Special Advisers on Security of all South West States.
This was part of the communique issued after the Forum meeting held on Monday, 24th November 2025, at the Governor’s Office Secretariat, Ibadan, Oyo State.
The communique was read by Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the chairman of the Forum.
The meeting was attended by Governors of Lagos, Oyo, Ekiti, Ondo and Ogun. Osun was represented by his deputy.
The Forum also agreed on intelligence sharing and communication platform to address the issue of security in the region.
After extensive deliberations on various issues, including agriculture, economic and regional development and security challenges affecting the South West region, the Forum resolved as follows:
The Forum commends Mr. President, His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on the fight against insecurity and various economic reforms and other developmental agenda.
The Forum expresses solidarity with the Federal Government in its efforts in Kebbi, Kwara and Niger States after the recent spate of kidnappings, at the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga town, the Catholic institution of St. Mary’s in Papiri, Agwara LGA, Niger and the CAC Church at Eruku, Kwara State.
The forum applauds the swift response of the Federal Government towards the rescue of the Kwara abductees and more than 51 students of the Catholic School, Niger State.
The forum reviewed the current state of security of our region and took some decisions to ensure the security of the lives and property of our people.
The Forum agreed to set up a South West Security Fund (SWSF) under DAWN Commission to be administered by Forum of Special Advisers on Security of all South West States and to meet monthly.
The forum resolves to establish a live, digital intelligence-sharing platform among all six South West states (Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti). This platform will exchange threat notifications, incident logs, traveler and cargo alerts and coordinate state-to-state rapid response.
The Forum commends the efforts of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Hunters, Amotekun Corps Members and all the other security agencies.
The Forum calls on the Federal Government to note the urgent need for enhanced forest surveillance across the South West States and called for the Federal Government to secure the vast forest belts that have become hideouts for criminal elements.
To this end, the Forum agrees that the Federal Government should help deploy Forest Guards across the South west states, with each State Government responsible for providing the required personnel. The Governors reaffirm their collective commitment to reclaiming the forests, and ensuring that these spaces no longer serve as safe-corridors for banditry, kidnapping, or any form of criminal activities.
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