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Monarchs, traditional worshippers, clergymen and technocrats from the South-West, yesterday, converged on Ibadan, the Oyo State capital and resolved to stop attacks by Fulani herders as soon as possible.

The stakeholders, who spoke with one voice at the emergency Yoruba International Summit organised by the Yoruba World Assembly (YWA), led by Dr. Taiye Ayorinde (Chairman, Governing Council), said that enough was enough for Fulani’s kidnapping, raping, maiming and killing of innocent Yoruba farmers and residents.

The summit, with the theme, “Tackling the menace of human insecurity and food insecurity in Yorubaland,” was held at the Western Hall, Parliament Building, Secretariat, Ibadan.

In attendance were the Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin, who was represented by Prof. Nelson Fasina; the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi, who was also represented by Abraham Rotimi; Dr. Wale Babalakin (SAN), who was represented by Revd. (Dr.) Yinka Adepoju; Dr. Victor Taiwo (Chief Convener and Secretary-General of the YWA); Revd (Dr.) Eyitayo Samuel (Oyo State CAN 1st Vice-Chairman); Imam Adediran Wahab, among others.

While they lamented the manner many Yoruba sons and daughters had been killed allegedly by Fulani herdsmen with impunity, the stakeholders identified traditional rulers, community, religious and political leaders, and the rich in the society, as problems of Yoruba, saying that many of them had abdicated their roles of protecting their subjects.

They said it was high time they all rise up to fight for Yoruba’s emancipation.

Besides, the stakeholders apologised to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, on behalf of Chief Sunday Adeyemo (a.k.a. Sunday Igboho), who threatened to attack him and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for failing to tell President Muhammadu Buhari the truth about Yoruba people’s discomfort with the Fulani they nevertheless, commended him and pledged their support for fighting the course of freedom of the Yorubaland.

The monarchs in attendance separately supported calls for the emancipation of Yoruba from the Fulani herdsmen, arguing that Governors Seyi Makinde and Dapo Abiodun of Oyo and Ogun states were right in following the dictates of the Nigerian Constitution with regard to Fulani eviction, but said that the people should not allow visitors from other tribes to take over their land.

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has accepted the apology tendered by popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho.

He said Igboho, who apologised on Wednesday in a viral video for declaring the Ooni disappointed Yoruba nation for not speaking the truth on herdsmen killings in South West during a recent visit to President Muhammadu Buhari, is forgiven.

Director of Media and Public Affairs, Ooni’s palace, Mr Moses Olafare, told The Nation Sunday Igboho remains the son of Ooni.

He said: “He has forgiven him as he had tendered an apology via a video clip he produced via social media yesterday evening.

“Before tendering the apology, it was the Olugbon of Ile-igbon that first called and informed Arole Oodua on the phone that he had scolded Sunday on phone on his misdeeds and that, he would soon tender an apology to him on the matter. Sunday Igboho later released a video in which he tendered the apology.

“Even though the way and manner, Sunday behaved was sacrilege to the Oduduwa throne but he has already apologised and I can confirm that Arole Oodua forgiven him, because, there is no perfection in humanity. Sunday is a human being like a normal human being who could misbehave as well”.

He went on: “As the father of all, the Arole Oduduwa Olofin Adimula, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II remains his father who had even identified with him in the past two weeks he has begun with the struggle and he is still solidly behind him for the liberation of the Yorubas from criminal herdsmen who have adamantly terrorised our land.”

Popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, well known as Sunday Igboho, has said the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, disappointed the Yoruba people when he visited the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), of recent over the herdsmen crisis rocking the South-West region.

The activist stated this on Wednesday morning at a virtual ‘Townhall With Yoruba In Diaspora’ monitored by The PUNCH.

According to him, the monarch failed to convey the pains and displeasure of the Yoruba people to the President during the visit.

The PUNCH had reported that Igboho issued a seven-day quit notice to herdsmen accused of sundry crimes in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State and enforced same.

Oba Ogunwusi after meeting the President, however, urged Igboho not to take laws into his hands.

The monarch had said though Igboho has done well to speak for the downtrodden, it was time he allowed the constituted authorities including the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to take charge and handle the security challenges in the state.

But the activist said some politicians were behind Ooni’s latest move, adding that the monarch disappointed the Yoruba people by not speaking against the killer herdsmen in the region when he met with the President.
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Igboho said, “The monarchs are now afraid but we must keep praying for them to be united with one voice. They should not be afraid of arrest at their age. Some of them don’t even grant audience at their palaces any longer. So, everything is now in God’s hands.

“When Ooni met with Buhari over the herdsmen issue, Ooni should have told Buhari the truth but he did not. When Ooni returned, he started tackling me to leave the remaining task to the government to finish. You can imagine that kind of talk?

“Alaafin of Oyo has asked me to meet him over the matter. Alaafin should have been the one invited to meet Buhari but since the Ooni was invited, he should be bold to tell the President the whole truth and make the demands of the Yoruba people known to the President.”

“The Ooni disappointed himself. Some politicians are behind Ooni’s latest move. He invited me to his palace but I refused to go. I would have gone if he had represented us well but he did not. I won’t honour any monarch who does not cooperate with me. Enough is enough, the Fulani have done enough,” the activist submitted in the teleconference monitored by The PUNCH.

The forum on Tuesday expressed concerns over the ejection notices issued to Fulani herders, noting that the trend is setting the country on a dangerous path.

Sunday Adeyemo, a youth leader better known as Sunday Igboho, recently issued an ultimatum to

Fulani herders in Ibarapa local government area of Oyo state.
Following up on the ultimatum, he visited Ogun state on Monday, vowing to “flush out” killer herdsmen.

Reacting to the development, the northern elders called on President Muhammadu Buhari and other security agencies to wade into the matter.
“The forum has been receiving reports of attacks on Fulani communities in the south, since the night of Sunday, January 31, and had taken the responsible step by drawing the attention of authorities to the dangers which these attacks represent for all Nigerians,” Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, NEF’s director of publicity and advocacy, said in a statement.

“NEF is deeply worried by reports of ejections and attacks on Fulani herders and communities in some states of the South.

“Law-abiding Fulani communities are advised to seek protection where it is available, and urged to resist the temptation to take the law into their own hands.
“The vast majority of Fulani are law-abiding and have rights to live lawfully wherever they can find means of subsistence.

“Like all Nigerians who can be found in every inch of Nigeria, the rights of the Fulani will not be abridged by criminals hiding behind ethnic interests to exterminate them.
“There are criminals in all ethnic groups, and the nation will be treading dangerous grounds if it

continues to tolerate the demonization of entire groups over particular types of crimes.
“The forum demands the immediate arrest and prosecution of persons who are attacking Fulani and setting the country on a very dangerous path.

“The Fulani will not be ejected from any Nigerian community only on the basis of being Fulani or herding cattle within the limits of laws and
regulations.

“States which seek to limit criminal activities are perfectly entitled to do so, but they must follow due

process, and avoid exposing innocent citizens to danger at all cost.”
The forum called on northern governors to be prepared to receive the Fulani communities if they are forcefully ejected from the south.

“If communities in parts of the country insist that the lawful Fulani is unwelcome and has no right to their security, then the Forum will advise them to relocate to the North,” the statement read.

“Northern governors should move urgently to prepare to receive Fulani communities being forcefullyejected.”

The forum appealed to Nigerians to “exercise restraint” and not to play into the hands of “people who desire to achieve dubious political goals by pitching citizens against each other”.

capitalzero:
1.Open begging must be banned.
2. Okada business must be strictly regulated or as case may be.
3. Government should partner with investors to ranch cattle and other livestocks In selected areas.
4. Cows can only be bought from ranch. It is only cow from ranch that can be slaughtered in abbattoir. Each cow must have identification number.

helinues:
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Lastmankc:
You never see anything, E go shock una

PrinceOfLagos:
This is why fulani people are on your neck and soon they will conquer your region like they are already doing

Soon you will be a slave to the fulani people on your own land .

EMMY76:
See hatred hope you won't commit suicide when an igbo man becomes the president in ur lifetime?

oilyngbati:
You have to also realize by now that there lots of hausa/fulani masquerading as Igbo or Yoruba to cause disunity. As an Igbo, this issue of fulani menace in the west will affect the east. As a matter of fact, we also have that fulani herdsmen destruction in the East. Only a foolish Igbo will wish and laugh at Yoruba at this time. If the west falls, the east will definitely fall too. So, please use discretion when responding to some basta..rds here. May we rid ourselves of these monsters who are making lives unbearable for our peoples.