A coalition of Yoruba groups, Igbimo Apapo Yoruba Lagbaye, says it is unhappy with opposition of Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, to the eviction notice issued by Sunday Adeyemo, a youth leader popularly known as Sunday Igboho, to herders in Oyo state.

While speaking on a BBC programme on Wednesday, Falana said herders who have lived in the area for 10 years had the constitutional rights to remain there, and that no one has the right under the law to issue eviction notice to any ethnic group.

Falana also called on affected herders to sue Igboho and defend their constitutional rights.

But in a statement signed by Aare Oladotun Hassan, the Yoruba group president, and Siyanbade Adekanbi, its secretary general, IAYL said Falana ignored the atrocities perpetrated by herders in Oyo state and other parts of the country while concentrating on the rights of the herders.

It said if Igboho was taken to court, it would raise 100 senior advocates of Nigeria and other prominent lawyers to defend the youth leader and Yoruba interest in court.

The statement said: “Today it is crystal clear to the blind on the current position we find ourselves in Nigeria, whereas government has failed in its statutory duties to provide adequate security for her people, hence self defence becomes inevitable solution.

“We are disappointed to see Mr Falana’s clandestine call for fundamental rights legal attrition against Sunday Igboho as most unfortunate, demeaning and treacherous, for someone of the legal calibre of Falana to support the Fulani herdsmen bandits wrecking havoc ranging from kidnappings, rape, mass destructions, killings and invasions of farmlands and communities at will, at the detriment of the victim’s fundamental human rights.”


The group said herders, who destroyed farmlands, killed farmers and raped women are not real Nigerians, and asked the Nigerian Immigration Service to wake up to its duties.

“Indeed Falana failed to sue the killer herdsmen, mostly whose identity are deceitfully more visible as Fulanis rather than real Nigerians,” it said.

“While those that invades farmlands most times are Fulani foreign fighters from Mali, Sudan, Niger, Libya to mention a few, hence the Nigeria Immigration Service needs to wake up to her responsibility urgently.

“We are not surprised to see the crafty statements from some of the so called enemies of the Yoruba people and Nigerians at large. We Yorubas are the most accommodating ethnic race in Nigeria, we love everyone including Hausas, Fulani, Igbos, Efiks, Ijaws to mention a few, and they all can attest to their peaceful habitation and successes.”


The group said it would not withdraw its support for Igboho, and that it would also stand by him if taken to court.

“We reiterate our supports for Igboho and other like minds, that for any legal action against him or others, we are prepared to raise 100 SANs and senior lawyers of erudite qualities to defend the Yoruba interests at the court,” IAYL added.

https://www.thecable.ng/well-raise-100-sans-to-defend-him-group-tackles-falana-over-comment-on-igboho


Lalasticlala

A Yoruba group tackles a Yoruba man over a comment he made about another Yoruba man. These people loves themselves too much. I envy them

A man's enemey is of his very own household.

Same way Falz cashed in some serious clout in the struggle is the same way the father wants to cash in some using Igboho who he can never be as scape goat. To begin with Falani's emergence was do the chasing clout, rubbing body with the more successful names and lawyers ahead of him. He was never the case of brilliance in legal matters that brought him to the limelight.

Please if you weren't born when Taiye Solarin and the rest were on the front line don't bother attacking me. This comment supercedes your intellectual know-how

The same way Keyamo chased clout and cash out using Fryo 20 plus years ago is the exact same way Falana wants to chase clout, not for financial gains though, but for selfish fame-gain

While speaking on a BBC programme on Wednesday, Falana said herders who have lived in the area for 10 years had the constitutional rights to
remain there, and that no one has the right under the law to issue eviction notice to any ethnic group.

Falana also called on affected herders to sue Igboho and defend their constitutional rights.

smh

This is not the Falana we grew up to know...

I wonder what happened to him...

Although, constitutionally, Falana has said nothing wrong... But sometimes it's better to keep quiet when the matter is a very sensitive one...

It's people like Falana that make Igbos call Yorubas betrayers..

A coalition of Yoruba groups, Igbimo Apapo Yoruba Lagbaye, says it is unhappy with opposition of Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, to the eviction notice issued by Sunday Adeyemo, a youth leader popularly known as Sunday Igboho, to herders in Oyo state.

Human right indeed,

lol. More updates coming. fingers crossed.

Yoruba can never stand alone or stand with/for someone...

They are always indecisive and full of betrayals

Fahdiga1:
A Yoruba group tackles a Yoruba man over a comment he made about another Yoruba man. These people loves themselves too much. I envy them

Na so

That's why we are sophisticated and never lose out like people from the yeast...

VirginFinder:


Na so

That's why we are sophisticated and never lose out like people from the yeast...

With all this your internal wrangling abi

Fahdiga1:
With all this your internal wrangling abi

I'm sure you are from the region where the army has the most checkpoints, the region with the most brutalized youths, the region with the most military operation in peace time, the most fulani appointed governors, we both know Hope Uzodinma or Umahi would lead the fulani to the Bush

Misconceptions everywhere.

Same falana we believe is sane , what’s going on self

Sunday na strong man

TheStakeHolder:


smh

This is not the Falana we grew up to know...

I wonder what happened to him...

Although, constitutionally, Falana has said nothing wrong... But sometimes it's better to keep quiet when the matter is a very sensitive one...

It's people like Falana that make Igbos call Yorubas betrayers..

Na only south dey follow constitution, where was falana when north was issuing quit notice, fulani everyday killing, and the reckless statement from Northerners

Falana is a disgrace to the yoruba race

Fahdiga1:
A Yoruba group tackles a Yoruba man over a comment he made about another Yoruba man. These people loves themselves too much. I envy them

You can never understand. You are Igbo afterall. What Yorubas alone show consistently is the societal sophistication seen in countries like the UK, USA, Frances etal.

I.e every group/stakeholder/interest group in a society primed to defend their views and stance uncompromisingly based on principles alone.

Falana feels he must be fair to all, as per the notion of fundamental human rights, and the Igbimo Apapo Yoruba Lagbaye group feel the actions of Fulani bandits and criminal herdsmen forced Igboho's hand in the face of government inaction/complicity.

Yorubas continuing to die, while the FG looks the other way, is not an option to the group.

It is all about principled defence of our position regardless of who is offended. It is not something Igbos have in them or can understand.

Jagznation:
Falana is a disgrace to the yoruba race

He is not. Like I said above, you Igbos do not have the capacity to understand how Yorubas think and behave.

Falana feels he is right defending the rights of everyone. Other Yorubas who feel he is wrong will tackle him robustly. Yorubas encourage that because it is good for us and helps us develop. Simple.

He does not become a disgrace or an "efulefu" for being dedicated to his profession even if, on this ocassion, it is against his own Yoruba ethnic group.

Every society needs all levels and all manners of checks and balances. Something the Igbo monolith ethnic society obviously lack to the detriment of the development of the average Igbo. It is why you guys are very intolerant and clannish.