Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka on Tuesday urged President, Muhammadu Buhari not to treat the issue of herdsmen killings being reported all over the country with kid gloves, saying the herdsmen are becoming more deadly than the highly dreaded Boko Haram sect. Soyinka, who stated this while fielding questions during a press conference at the Freedom Park on Lagos Island, Lagos said wanton insecurity that has engulfed the nation, especially the herdsmen crisis seemed to have plunged the president into a state of trance. He said the sooner the president got out of the trance, the better for the nation, lamenting that the president was committing lots of unforced errors and could not imagine why Buhari should reinstate the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Umar Yusuf who was suspended over questionable circumstances and was being investigated. Dwelling on the herdsmen crisis in the country, Soyinka decried the onerous and total failure of the Federal Government to protect the lives and properties of the masses as herdsmen had gone on killing spree across the country. He described as unacceptable and irresponsibly the nonchalant attitude of the government in handling the herdsmen crisis, saying that it had reached a point where the people would have to protect themselves. Soyinka also decried series of cow invasion of his premises and some other parts of the Southwest State, saying that he had reported to the police several times but warned that next time cows invaded his territory, there might be suya feast. The Nobel laureate called for organised resistance against herdsmen invasion in territories in order to avert the wanton killings that occurred in Benue State and some other states in recent times. Soyinka urged voluntary organisations and associations like hunter associations to form themselves into groups to disarm any herdsmen found with arms.
According to him, once a herdsman was found with weapon, the police should first be reported to for prompt action and that if the police failed to act, the voluntary organisations, such as Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, hunter associations and others should move in to disarm such herdsman or herdsmen. He charged the various associations to intensify surveillance to nip in the bud herdsmen invasion in their communities in the Southwest if the police could not do their jobs properly, leaving the people with no choice than to defend themselves. Soyinka further said the crisis between farmers
and herdsmen was not new, noting that the way the crisis had been ignored in recent times had created problems. “We need to understand that the confrontation between farmers and the cattle rearers are not new. But the issue of concern is the way the attack had been handled by the government and the lies that followed after the attacks, especially from remarks from the public officeholders, especially from the Minister of Defense. “Can one imagine the minister of defense opening his mouth to utter words in support for the attacks perpetrated by the herdsmen across the country? With those words, why is that man still in office? What sought of government is that?”
Soyinka also kicked against the proposed establishment of colonies as a way of solving the herdsmen/farmers crisis, saying that ranching was preferably as it was being done in other parts of the world, adding that no business should warrant killings of people for whatever reason. “Establishment of ranches is the solution that many countries have adopted to prevent clashes between these two set of people. There is something I called governance body language. The body language of the government is sad and it has allowed the attack to continue for long. The long term planning proposed by the Federal Government has not gone hand in hand with the security necessity,” he stated. The Nobel laureate also said there were lots of stolen money in the system which disgruntled elements could use to destabilise the nation, especially when the 2019 elections were around the corner. Soyinka also backed the introduction of State Police, saying it could help in solving the herdsmen crisis, adding that a situation where there is centralise police system had not helped the system.

Source: http://apygist..com.ng/2018/02/prof-wole-soyinka-herdsmen-now-more.html

Hope this man is alright,they brought the problem to us and they are now lamenting.

We are all in the shit together till 2019

I thought they were the same

Nukilia:
We are all in the shit together till 2019

Methinks those herdsmen should even pay Soyinka a visit in his Abeokuta forest home. After all, he supported their grand patron (Dullard.inho) in the last election.

A thank you visit on the part of the terrorists will not be bad after all. And if the visit sends him back to his creator, so be it.

buhari just be disgracing apc people anyhow?



just see omenka he stopped posting nonsense after fulani herdsmen went to his house on new year day

see sis/mr ngene it is now paradind itself as ikpumri shame nor let her use the old handle.


sarki is using style to run.


even myndd is not so political anymore. he has stopped talking

sensible omoluabis are leaving buhari
he is the president of miyetti Allah cattle breeders association of nothern nigeria.
let the old man go

It took pmb 6months to appoint incompetent ministers;

He was briefed about Maina's reinstatement and he kept quiet

He appointed dead people into boards;

He appointed retiree as a Director in which exams he couldn't pass when serving;

He recalled NHIS director that was suspended by his Minister;

They have been asking him to visit Benue but he never thought it wise;

Is this not a cause? Why is he bringing confusion upon himself all the time

lordkush:
buhari just be disgracing apc people anyhow?



just see omenka he stopped posting nonsense after fulani herdsmen went to his house on new year day

see sis/mr ngene it is now paradind itself as ikpumri shame nor let her use the old handle.


sarki is using style to run.


even myndd is not so political anymore. he has stopped talking

sensible omoluabis are leaving buhari
he is the president of miyetti Allah cattle breeders association of nothern nigeria.
let the old man go

Omenka might have kicked the bucket
in the hands of Fulani Terrorists he worshipped for years.

Hope they buried him with a good casket in a descent grave

NO ITS IPOB THAT IS THE MOST DANGEROUS ACCORDING TO ONE EX CONVICT

Fulani herdsmen

Boko haram


Northern elders forum


IPod

emmasege:
Methinks those herdsmen should even pay Soyinka a visit in his Abeokuta forest home. After all, he supported their grand patron (Dullard.inho) in the last election.

A thank you visit on the part of the terrorists will not be bad after all. And if the visit sends him back to his creator, so be it.

He also put Nigeria in this shit while he ran away to the USA. The old generation are bereft of ideas and they want to keep dancing around the political offices

There is something I called governance body language. The body language of the government is sad and it has allowed the attack to continue for long

Touché.

I commend your courage, Prof Soyinka. Even though you supported this government you're the first Yoruba idiot to voice out against the terrorist in power and his hired mercenaries. But slaves and rotten teeth like Tinubu have sworn to remain loyal even if his entire family is sacrificed to the north.

Prof. Just like OBJ, u follow unleash this monstrous administration on Nigerians.

But we forgive you. Most pressing assignment is getting our country from these 'akotileta' people.

BOKO HARAM IS FADING,REPLACED BY FULANI HERDSMEN,BY THE TIME RESISTANCES INTENSIFIES,FULANI HERDSMEN WILL BE REPLACED BY ANOTHER COW COLONY,AFTER THAT,WHAT NEXT...

THE CYCLE CONTINUES AND THE PLAN IS TO WIPE OUT AND TAKE OVER COMPLETELY,ISLAMISE,FULANISE,AND COLONISE VIA THE COW

COLONY.MEANWHILE SAVE YOURSELF FROM NAIJA WAHALA,ADD VALUE TO YOURSELF,

Learn How To Drive Well And Safely-whatsapp/call-08109974859

WE ARE HERE TO GUIDE YOU THROUGH DRIVING,MANUAL/AUTO VEHICLE

OFFICES-BARIGA:24 ILAJE ROAD,BARIGA,SHOMOLU,LAGOS

ANTHONY:LOUNGE 9A,ADEBAYO MAKUOLU STR,AROUND NEWCASTLE HOTEL,ANTHONY

AJEGUNLE:104 BAALE ROAD,AROUND AJEROMI OLICE STATION,AJEGUNLE APAPA,LAGOS

ALSO AVAILABLE:

.DRIVING MENTORING

.HOME SERVICES

.DRIVING LICENSE/LEARNER'S PERMIT

.GENUINE VEHICLE PAPERS/TINTED GLASS PERMIT

.SECURITY/SPY POLICE CUSTOMIZED PLATE NUMBER

.WHATSAPP-08109974859,

CALL-08172007390,any time,even now

MEANWHILE SAVE YOURSELF FORM NAIJA WAHALA,ADD VALUE TO YOURSELF