Former Minister, Chief Femi Fani-
Kayode, has described those critiquing his stand on the killing of a six
members of a Fulani family in Osun State as ‘worse than animals.’
The six family members were
killed at Wasinmi in Irewole Local Government Area of Osun state.
The Police Command in the state
confirmed that the killings took place on Saturday night.
Osun Deputy Governor, Mr Benedict
Alabi, described the killings as disheartening and unfortunate during a visit
to the community on Sunday.
In the same vein, Fani-Kayode
described the killing of ‘an innocent & defenseless Fulani herdsman and
members of his family’ as ‘unacceptable’
“This is barbaric &
unacceptable. Those that indulge in such cruel & callous acts are as bad as
the foreign Fulani terrorists that kill our people,” he said in a post on his
social media page on Sunday.
But his reaction to the killings
was met by backlash by those who believed that the murder of the Fulani family
members was a just dessert for the alleged criminality engaged in by their
compatriots.
However, Fani Kayode will not
back off.
In a series of tweets on Monday
morning, he described those condemning his stand on the killings as ‘worse than
animals.’
He also argued that murder cannot
be justified under any guise and being a Fulani should not be a death sentence.
“I make no apology for saying it
was wrong to kill an INNOCENT & DEFENCELESS Fulani family of 6 in Osun.
Those that condemn me for saying this are worse than animals. You CANNOT
justify the murder of INNOCENTS under ANY circumstances &being Fulani
should not be a death sentence.
“We must not lose our sense of
decency& humanity & we must not let our emotions becloud our better
judgment. I support the killing of TERRORISTS (Fulani or otherwise) but I
REFUSE to support the killing of innocent& defenseless people, including
women & children, regardless of their tribe or faith and whether they are
Fulani, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Ijaw or anything else. We can kill those who
attack us but we must protect those who choose to live in peace with us.
“The killing of innocents can
never be described or deemed as a heroic act.”
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