Fulani Invasion: Igboho, Gani Adams Join Forces With Yoruba Leaders

By Tosin Olatokunbo

Activist Sunday Adeyemo ‘Igboho’has named Gani Adams, the Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land as one of the Yoruba leaders backing him in his agitation for Fulani herdsmen to leave the south west. Both initially disagreed on the modalities to be employed to find solutions to the Fulani/ farmers clashes in the region.

The freedom fighter recently issued a quit notice to Fulani herdsmen in Ibarapa, Oyo state, which raised tension across the country. He went ahead to enforce the order despite threats from security agencies and fulani leaders in the country. Igboho has now disclosed that more Yoruba people are arriving the country from the diaspora to join him in the struggle.

In a vira video, the Igboho, Oyo state born activist said he’s happy that prominent Yoruba political leaders and traditional rulers are behind him in his quest to end criminalities in the region.

He spoke on the heels of the ongoing meeting between six south west governors and Miyeti Allah leaders in Ondo state. Both sides are meeting at the instance of the presidency, the magazine learnt, to find solution to the Fulani herdsmen/ farmers crisis.

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state, the chairman of South West Governors’ Forum, who, last week, read a riots act to Fulani herders to leave the state’s forest over criminality, is leading the meeting.

“They have all spoken up” he said referring to the Yoruba leaders who have thrown their weights behind him on the matter, adding that “I want to use this opportunity to thank all the Yoruba elders who supported us both home and abroad: Dele Momodu; former president Segun Obasanjo; former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Fayode; former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose; all our leaders, Alao Akala; Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka; the Alaafin of Oyo Empire, his imperial Majesty Oba (Dr.) Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III; Oonirisa Adeyeye Ogunwusi; Olubadan of Ibadan, Saliu Adetunji; Awujale of Ijebu Kindgom, Sikiru Adetona; Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akinlolu and Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams.”

“At this stage, do not let us disrespect our leaders in Yorubaland, you might not know, they are not happy with the situation, they are all alert, they have started speaking up, they won’t acccept the killing of their own people by Fulani herdsmen.

“Look at all the influential Yoruba people who have made submissions that if President Muhammadu Buhari tries anything funny, there will be war. Go and listen to it on radio, they said if Igboho gets arrested, there shall be war.”

He said Yoruba patriots are returning from abroad to join the struggle.

“People are arriving from overseas because this is a serious issue, we are suffering, Fulani herdsmen kidnap and kill us, on our fatherland!”