Gani Adams raises alarm, says there is herdsmen scourge in Yoruba land
- The Aare Onakakanfo in council held an extraordinary session, on Sunday, June 15
- The session which was chaired by Gani Adams, appraised the security situation in Nigeria, especially in the south-west
- The group decried the activities of armed herdsmen in the region and called on government to tackle the menace
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Gani Adams, has decried the activities of armed herdsmen in the south-west region of the country.
Adams made his stance known on the issue after an extraordinary meeting of prominent Yoruba leaders on Sunday, June 15.
He decried the activities of armed herdsmen in the region and called on government to tackle the menace.
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He said: “The threat posed to our existence by these blood-mongering marauders cannot be overlooked as we, as a people, believe that for peace and accord to reign among the multiplicity of people who occupy a common territory, all parties must play a role in ensuring that each and every unit in this country respect each other in all ramifications.
“It is disheartening and most embarrassing that the group, despite several appeals to their consciousness and common sense, has continued to wreak havoc on our land, and forcibly planning to reap where they have not sown.
“They have proven that they have come to steal, destroy, and kill; as evident in the unmitigated attacks on communities where their nomadic enterprise takes them.
“They have been plundering Yorubaland, and we recognize evil when we see it. This is no exception.”
He accused the federal government of turning a blind eye to the activities of the armed herdsmen, by refusing to call a spade by its name, dubbing the Fulani marauders as criminals, bandits, and pillagers.
He continued: “We strongly advise Obas and local chiefs to show more than passing interest in the activities of people in their domains. They must know that they cannot be blameless for their failure to account for and monitor strangers in their areas of jurisdictions, particularly those whose activities run contrary to peaceful coexistence.
“We cannot continue to fold our arms and let these bandits continue to soil our land with the blood of the innocent. Consequently, we hereby ask these Fulani marauders to stop their murderous activities and vacate every inch of Yorubaland they currently ravage.
“Failure to reconcile themselves with these terms may warrant maximum retaliation as the principle dictates that a bully only respects a bully.
“We demand concrete action by the Buhari administration over the activities of these murderous gangs. We are no longer comfortable with the continuing brutalization and murderous humiliation of our people. Government’s silence is distressing as it is emboldening the criminals. President Buhari must act now.”
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Meanwhile, the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has again asserted that Nigeria as a country was not “standing well” at the moment, stressing that the country needs to be restructured for growth and even development across board.
This was stated by the national chairman of PANDEF, Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga (rtd), in Calabar while inaugurating the Cross River Chapter of the forum on Thursday, June 13.
Nkanga reinstated PANDEF's position that Nigeria must be restructured for the Niger Delta region to progress and have equal opportunities with other regions in the country.
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