Gani Adams, aare onakakanfo of
Yorubaland, says the Yoruba ethnic group should not be blamed if it decides to
react to the killings in the region.
He was reacting to the killing of
Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of Reuben Fasoranti, leader of Afenifere, a
pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group.
She was shot dead by armed men
along Benin-Ore road on Friday afternoon. Yinka Odumakin, spokesman of
Afenifere, attributed the incident to herdsmen but TheCable could not
independently verify his claim.
In a statement by Kehinde
Aderemi, Adam’s media aide, said the Yoruba race was not short of ideas needed
to put an end to atrocities in the region.
Adams, who is the leader of Oodua
Peoples Congress (OPC), described the death of Olakunrin as an invasion of the
peaceful atmosphere of the south-west region.
“We only want the whole world to
know what has been done and being done to our people. They should be aware of
the actions that preceded our reaction when it eventually comes,” he said.
“We are not bereft of ideas of
how to stop this criminality on our land. It is just so that we should not be
blamed when the reaction comes.
“We are like the proverbial goat
that it being chased. When it gets to the wall, it will certainly react. We are
at that stage now.”
He commiserated with Fasoranti,
praying God to comfort him and his entire household.
“Papa, this is a very trying
time, but it is certain justice will come,” he said.
The youth wing of the Ohanaeze
Ndigbo, apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, had reacted to the killing,
saying it could spark another “tribal war”.
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