Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, on Sunday, has
vowed that attempts by northerners to turn the South-West into a war zone will
be resisted.
He said this in a press statement by his Special Assistant
on Media, Mr Kehinde Aderemi, on Sunday, titled, “Insecurity: ACF, Miyetti
Allah are Jokers- Aare Gani Adams’.
The Yoruba rights activist, Sunday
Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, had visited Igangan on Friday after
the seven-day quit notice he gave Fulani over alleged kidnapping and killings
elapsed.
After the visit, Arewa Consultative Forum and Miyetti Allah
Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria faulted Igboho, called for his arrest,
and threatened “civil war”.
But the Yoruba generalissimo faulted the two northern
groups, describing them as jokers.
Adams explained that no amount of threat would stop him from
securing Yorubaland from “killer herdsmen”.
Part of the statement read, “The apex organisation in the
North and the herders association should watch their statements or face the
wrath of the Yoruba nation.
“By their inciting statements, the North is beating war
drums. But we will resist any attempt by the North to turn our region into war
zones and no amount of threat will stop us from securing our region from killer
herdsmen
“From my findings, what is playing out in the last three
days (especially on the social media), it is evident that there are some
enemies and political elements both within and outside our region who are now
using the bravery of Sunday Igboho as a coordinated attempt to soil my name,
and also put my efforts in the past 28 years in the struggle to test.
“My silence in the last three days doesn’t portray me as a
coward, but by virtue of my position as the Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, I am
bound by my conscience and conviction to act accordingly when the time is
right. And I must also consult widely before taking any action.
“What Igboho said was not even as damaging to the sanctity
of the nation than (sic) the call for civil war by the ACF and the Miyetti
Allah put together.
“The killer herdsmen are the major problem, but sadly the
Federal Government remains silent.
“There are reports that the Fulani herdsmen have, in the
past five years, killed over 300 Yoruba people from different communities while
several other people have been kidnapped with victims paying several billion as
ransom.
“The Fulani, in their conqueror agenda since 1818 had caused
a lot of damage to the southwest. And it is clear that the south is their
target, that is why anybody going against the Fulani herdsmen automatically
becomes their enemy.”
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