The Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC)
New Era on Thursday issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Nigeria Police and other
security agencies in the country to fish out the killers of Mrs. Funke
Olakunrin, the daughter of Afenifere leader, Pa. Reuben Fasoranti.
Olakunrin
was last week Friday, killed by some suspected gunmen along the Ore-Sagamu
Road.
But, OPC New Era in a statement
issued by its National Public Relations Officer, Comrade Adeshina Akinpelu,
said failure to find the killers after the ultimatum, its members will embark
on an operation to drive out all criminally-minded Fulani herdsmen, their
accomplices among Yoruba and other tribes who are perpetrating crimes in all
Yoruba speaking states.
Akinpelu said, “Time has come for
us to act now. We will no longer fold our hands and allow herdsmen to continue
to kill us like cows. We cannot continue to use the blood of our people to keep
Nigeria’s unity. We are giving the Police and other security agencies 21-day
ultimatum to fish out the killers of Mrs. Funke Olakunrin.
“Failure to fish out the killers,
we will have no option than to take the destiny of our people in our hands and
drive out all criminally-minded Fulani herdsmen, their accomplices among the
Yoruba and other tribes perpetrating crimes in Yoruba land”, Akinpelu
threatened.
The group, while accusing Fulani
oligarchy of alleged plan to re-capture Yorubaland after failing in previous
attempts in the past, stated that it would resist any attempt to cajole and
silence Yoruba leaders for voicing their opinion on insecurity in the country
“We are aware that this is part
of the grand conspiracy of the Fulani oligarchy to re-capture Yoruba land after
failing in previous attempts in the past.
“These Fulanis were responsible
for the fall of first and second Oyo Empires through cunning methods. Their
third attempt which was real war was met with stiff resistance from the Yoruba
people who drove them back after they reached Osogbo.
“The killing of Mrs. Funke
Olakunrin is a part of a grand conspiracy of the Fulani oligarchy to silence
some of our leaders from speaking the truth and making critical appraisal of
President Muhammadu Buhari’s government”, he said.
On Miyetti Allah’s call for the
arrest of former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his open letter to the
President, OPC warned the group to stop playing to the gallery and looking for
scapegoat for their atrocities, noting that Obasanjo is not only a leader in
Nigeria but an international figure that deserves the respect of all
irrespective of tribe.
Akinpelu however stated further
that the OPC was not in any way surprised by the Miyetti Allah’s call for the
arrest of Obasanjo, disclosing that they have a great supporter in President
Buhari.
The group then called on
governors, elected political office holders and Yoruba leaders to come together
and tackle the issue of insecurity in Yorubaland, stating that OPC and over 100
other groups are more than ready to do their part to achieve the needed peace
in the South West region.
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