Federal Government has disclosed plans to deploy soldiers in highways, especially flashpoints.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made the disclosure in Akure, Ondo State, when he paid a condolence visit to leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, over the killing of his daughter, Mrs. Funke Olakunrin by suspected Fulani herdsmen at Kajola village, along Ore-Benin Expressway, Odigbo Local Government Area, Ondo State on Friday.

Osinbajo, accompanied by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, described the killing of the 58-year-old lady as a massive tragedy.

He identified community policing as the only major way to end the menace of insecurity in the country.

“The president has very recently met not only the service chiefs but also the IGP and he has laid out a new policy of community policing. Another important thing is the intelligence gathering. That is why we have the community policing system where policemen would be trained in their own local government and they would remain there,” he noted.

He explained that the IGP is committed to ensuring security of lives of all Nigerians.

“We are looking at the whole security architecture and trying to ensure that we are able to scale up and ensure that we are able to protect the lives and properties of Nigerians,” he stated.

Osinbajo stressed that “security in a big country like Nigeria is dynamic and we also have to be consistently dynamic in ensuring that we are able to beat the challenges as they appear.

“I think that we can be very hopeful that we would see peace and calm, as some of the steps we are taking come to reality. You know also we meet with the governors in South West and in the different zones and everybody is coming to ensure that security is adequate and everyone feels safe and secure,” Osinbajo said.

Bothered by the murder of daughter of Afenifere leader, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, said it was high time the South West region defended itself against bandits.

The Oba made the declaration, yesterday, in Kota-Ekiti, Ekiti East Local Government area of Ekiti State, at the thanksgiving ceremony of Olufemi Bamisile who represents Ekiti South Federal Constituency 11 in the House of Representatives.

Oba Ogunwusi said Yoruba people could no longer fold its hand and allow people to be killed and urged the race to be united at this time and protect its territory.

His words: “I call on all the people of Yoruba race at this time to be united. The time has come end this killing. This killings must end, enough is enough”.

In his sermon, Reverend Emmanuel Abejide of Methodist Church of Nigeria, Ekiti State, declared that the current security situation in the country was unfortunate.

He warned that unless the leaders put their thinking cap things might get worse.