By Gabriel Olawale
Alliance of Yoruba Youth Council, AYYC, on Wednesday, warned leaders of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF; the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN, and Northern political leaders to be mindful of their utterances in view of the on-going rift between Fulani herdsmen and farmers in the Southwest.
In a statement made available to journalists, the President-General of the organization, Dr. Akande Babatunde warned Northern leaders of the consequences of inflammatory and hate speeches being uttered by them in reacting to the eviction order given to Fulani herdsmen living in the Ondo State government forest reserves and the order to all Fulani herdsmen to register with the state government within seven days.
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Olatunbosun Oladimeji
Events this past week across the South-West again pointed to the urgency for institutionalisation of a stronger security architecture to rein in crimes and criminals without regard to ethnic or religious backgrounds of the perpetrators of all hues if we don’t want the country to go up in flames as we pander to our emotional or social-cultural attachments.
The week began with the needless, wrong-footed controversies over otherwise straightforward instruction by the Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, to Fulani herdsmen to vacate the state’s forest reserves within seven days or to register with the local rulers within their communities if they want to continue to do business in the state.
By Evelyn Usman and Dayo Johnson
The peace and tranquility hitherto experienced in Ondo State, is gradually being replaced by fear and uncertainty, as the state grapples with a new wave of criminality – kidnapping!
Many indigenes and residents alike, have had their fair share of experience in the hands of kidnappers.
Saturday Vanguard findings revealed that these kidnappers consist two major groups: criminals who masquerade as herdsmen. These herdsmen intercept vehicles on highway and whisk their victims into the forest, from where they contact their families for ransom. This group also attacks victims intheir farmlands and take them into the forest reserve areas, from where negotiations for their release are made through telephone conversation.
REVEALED: Kidnap groups that terrorise Ondo, their mode of operation
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By Evelyn Usman and Dayo Johnson
The peace and tranquility hitherto experienced in Ondo State, is gradually being replaced by fear and uncertainty, as the state grapples with a new wave of criminality – kidnapping!
Many indigenes and residents alike, have had their fair share of experience in the hands of kidnappers.
Saturday Vanguard findings revealed that these kidnappers consist two major groups: criminals who masquerade as herdsmen. These herdsmen intercept vehicles on highway and whisk their victims into the forest, from where they contact their families for ransom. This group also attacks victims in their farmlands and take them into the forest reserve areas, from where negotiations for their release are made through telephone conversation.
Nigerian Presidency’s Subtle Defence Of Herders Crimes By Oluyemi Fasipe
Instead of identifying with the plight of Governor Akeredolu and indeed of the Ondo people, Garba Shehu sat in the luxurious comfort of his Aso Rock office and insensitively condemned the seven-day eviction ultimatum given to unregistered herders by the Akeredolu.
by Oluyemi Fasipe
Jan 21, 2021
The recent decision of the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, to close the state forest reserves to herdsmen’s activities because of the worsening security situation in the Sunshine State has curiously attracted a prompt combative reaction from Mallam Garba Shehu.
The security challenges foisted on the people of Ondo State are centered on regular vices such as kidnapping for huge ransom, banditry, killing of notable citizens and rape of women – all of which have been linked to armed Fulani herdsmen.