Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police (IGP), has
ordered the arrest of Sunday Adeyemo, youth leader better known as Sunday
Igboho, over the quit notice he issued to herdsmen.
BBC Hausa quoted Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, as
confirming the arrest order during its programme on Friday.
Shehu reportedly said the IGP informed him of his directive to
Ngozi Onadeko, the Oyo commissioner of police, to arrest Igboho and transfer
him to Abuja.
Part of the report read, “Garba said he just got off the
telephone with the Inspector General of the Nigeria Police, who confirmed to
him that he had ordered the arrest of Igboho, who is to be brought to Abuja.
“Igboho is among topics that have generated public discuss
on social media in Nigeria on Friday since he visited Igangan in Ibarapa Local
Government (of Oyo State) where he insisted that all Fulani residents in Oyo
State, must leave as long as kidnapping continues.
“Mallam Garba Shehu said government was having a hard time
punishing (such) offenders because of the activities of human rights
organisations.
“Garba Shehu said the order given by the Inspector General
of Police, for now, is that Igboho should be arrested and brought to Abuja to
be taken to court to face prosecution.”
Frank Mba, police spokesman, did not immediately respond to inquiry on the order of the IGP.
Igboho had asked herdsmen in Igangan in Ibarapa north local
government area of Oyo to leave within seven days following reports of the
killing of some Oyo citizens.
He had blamed herders and Fulanis, including Saliu Kadri,
the Seriki Fulani, of being behind the rising insecurity in the area.
The quit notice generated tension in parts of the state,
prompting Seyi Makinde, the governor, to ask the IGP to arrest those fomenting
trouble under the guise of protecting the interest of Yoruba people.
“For people stoking ethnic tension, they are criminals and
once you get them, they should be arrested and treated like common criminals,”
the governor had told the police commissioner.
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