Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho, has described
Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife; Bola Tinubu, APC national leader, and Seyi
Makinde, Oyo state governor, as Fulani slaves.
Igboho also flayed some Yoruba leaders, including
traditional rulers, alleging that have not shown enough support for the
struggle to liberate the Yoruba from their ”Fulani oppressors”.
Speaking during a virtual town hall meeting, Igboho said the Ooni and others are interested in their own gain even
though they claim to represent the Yoruba interest.
The meeting, which started at 11:15pm on Tuesday, ended at
1am on Wednesday. It had more than 1000 participants from Nigeria and the Diaspora.
Igboho joined in at 12:16am, saying he was just entering Oyo
town to see Lamidi Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo, for a meeting. He said the
monarch is in supporter of his struggle.
Igboho had issued a seven-day ultimatum to herders in Ibarapa
area of Oyo state, blaming them for kidnapping, killings, destruction of
farmland and insecurity in the state.
After confronting the herders in Ibarapa with some youths in
the area at the expiration of the ultimatum, he moved to Ogun state on Monday
and was received by thousands of youths.
According to him, the fight to liberate the Yoruba and bring
lasting peace is not for the police but for all Yoruba people, irrespective of
where they are all over the world.
He said: “I am not concerned about the police. The struggle
is about Yoruba agenda as it concerns security situation in our land and I
trust Yoruba people for support. People are afraid because of the atrocities of
the herders. We also pray that our leaders will support us irrespective if
their fear of being arrested. They should be able to talk to President
Muhammadu Buhari on security in Yoruba land.
“When Ooni visited Buhari, the president received him by
standing up but he said something I don’t like. That is why the Alaafin called
me. He wants to tackle what Ooni said.”
Igboho said he has not received financial support from
anyone, adding that he needs buses to transport his followers to places where
the herders are wreaking havoc.
“I need buses to transport people. The three vans we use are
bought by me. We lost three buses that were hired on our way to Oyo. Ooni
should be able to tell Buhari about what Yoruba want. But he has collected
dollars from Buhari. He called me but I don’t want to see him. Only Alaafin is
supporting us and he has written a letter to the president. Ooni disappointed
me. Politicians are with him,” he added.
The youth leader also criticised Abdulrasheed Akanbi, the
Oluwo f Iwo, for calling himself an Emir. He said some Yoruba leaders have
turned themselves into slaves of the ethnic tribe that oppresses their people
because of money.
“The Oluwo will wear turban and start calling himself an
Emir, our people should call him and tell him to stop what he is doing. Our
leaders are lazy and slaves to Fulanis. They visit Abuja to collect money, we
will attack them and destroy their property. Ooni should be dealt with. I am
annoyed. Why should we be afraid of the crown they (Yoruba monarchs)wear?
“Tinubu and other Yoruba politicians are Fulani slaves. We
need not be afraid. I have not collected any money from anyone. I am a full
Yoruba man and I will not allow Fulani people to enslave me, we do not look or
behave alike in any way. The herders should go. Makinde is also a slave to the
herders because of second term ambition,” Igboho said.
During the meeting, some of the participants called on
Igboho to stop recording and releasing videos of his activities. A caller also
advised him to stop attacking Yoruba leaders, saying they are not speaking up
because of the respect for the Nigerian constitution.
A caller also said Yoruba monarchs should stop giving land
to the herders, calling on the people to rise in support of Igboho.
At the end of the meeting, several WhatsApp groups were set
up while two account numbers were given for people to donate money to support
Igboho.
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