The Osun Masterminds, or TOM, is a group of civil society organizations in Osun State that has notified the Governor of the State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, about the rising tide of insecurity and urged him to confront the threat head-on.

Dr. Wasiu Ali-Oyedokun, the group's Executive Director, spoke to journalists in Osogbo on Tuesday.

He said, "It is sad to note that we are again here to speak about a persistently rising level of insecurity in our dear State." We are saddened to be reminded that the state capital and, by extension, the entire state are being thrown into a worrying situation of insecurity and a reign of terror at the moment.

“Recent kidnapping and robbery incidents are sad reminders that we have done nothing concrete to arrest the worsening situation of insecurity in the State. We must arrest this situation immediately before the State is plunged into unrest.

“We again advise the Governor to engage all security agencies in the State, including the state-owned Amotekun Corps, and work out new modalities with them that will ensure the security of lives and properties. The perpetrators of armed robbery, killings and kidnappings that are fast becoming a regular occurrence in Osun, must be brought to book and quickly too.

“We cringe to imagine an Osun State that will move away from its once very peaceful situation into a chaotic and unsafe State. God forbid. The Governor must act now to restore confidence and secure this society”.

The group praised the Governor for his pledges to domesticate the Startup Act in the state to promote businesses, but they also emphasized the need to revisit the issues of 1,500 teachers and health workers who had been fired in the state to safeguard the interests of residents in all sectors.

“It is a clear fact that our schools are in dire need of more manpower, hence the need to employ more teachers. It is also a clear fact that such employment helped reduce the rate of unemployment in the State”, he added.