Leader of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo
Adebanjo, has said the agitation by Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo aka
Sunday Igboho, is due to the failure of the President, Muhammadu
Buhari, to protect lives and property.
Adebanjo who spoke on Arise News programme, The Morning
Show, on Thursday said no help was rendered when Fulani people were raping,
killing and kidnapping in Igboho’s area.
He pointed out that Igboho’s uncle who had returned from
America to establish a farm also fell victim to the atrocities committed in the
area.
He said this made the rights activist rise in retaliation.
“It is because of the failure of Buhari to protect lives and
property in his area,” Adebanjo said.
“The Fulani people there are raping, kidnapping, and
depriving the farmers of their farmland. They killed his uncle who came all the
way from America to establish a farm. They destroyed the farm and killed him.
“They kidnapped the
monarch in the area, the children and raped the women.
“He rose in retaliation because neither the federal nor the
state government came to their aid to arrest or stop the culprit.
“That is the action that caused the reaction of Igboho.”
Adebanjo added that Igboho was not referring to all Fulani
when he issued an ultimatum that required killer herdsmen to vacate the
South-West.
He said this just days after authorities in the Republic of
Benin arrested Igboho while he was trying to board a plane on his way to
Germany after he had been declared wanted by the Department of State Services.
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