Igboho: I Lost N50m In My Razed House; Says Some Yoruba Supported The Arson |The Source

By Ayodele Oni

Yoruba warlord, Sunday Igboho gave a vivid account of his burnt property to Journalists on Tuesday saying he must have lost not less than N50 million valuables.

According to him “Around 3.30 am today, my younger ones residing at my old house rushed to my gate to wake me up, saying some bandits came to the house, fired gunshots, broke the gate, and set the house ablaze.

“The two persons at the house managed to escape. By the time I got there, the bandits had escaped. So, we called firefighters to help us put out the fire.”

On why he’s against the criminal herdsmen, Igboho said their atrocities in Yorubaland are preventing peace from reigning.

“These Fulanis are killing our brothers in our fatherland. They’re killing, raping, and kidnapping. All the things they are doing to us are not good.

“That’s why I’m trying to unite our people so that we can chase them away for peace to reign in Yorubaland.

“What I find surprising is that some Yorubas are in support of the herdsmen to set my house on fire. I’m saddened by it. For now, I do not suspect anyone.”

“When they knew they could fight, fire gunshots, and set a house ablaze, isn’t it where I stay that they are supposed to come?

“If they had come to the house where I stay, I would have had evidence for you people (journalists) because they won’t all escape.

“It’s either you meet their dead bodies or meet them with broken legs. I thank God that they applied wisdom by going to a house where they know that I don’t live and destroyed my properties and burnt my house down.”

“The worth of what was destroyed at my house cannot be less than N50 million.

“Those who were at the house are the ones who can give more explanation, because I wasn’t there. What they said was that they came with about five cars. I can’t tell for sure because I wasn’t there.”

Igboho explained further that the incident has been reported to the police  and they have commenced investigation.

The house was set ablaze in a suspected reprisal attack. A couple of days back, the Seriki Fulani lost his house and properties, including cars in a blaze, allegedly carried out  on  Igboho’s behest.