Over 50 innocent souls butchered and cut to pieces in their homes by Fulani terrorists in Igangan, Oyo state yesterday and the Palace of the traditional ruler burnt to the ground,â reads Fani-Kayodeâs caption on the photo, which was also published on his Facebook and Twitter accounts where the politician has nearly two million followers.
The Fulani ethnic group in northern Nigeria is known for herding cattle and moving south in search of dwindling grazing land. The nomadic herders are frequently accused of being behind a rising spate of murders and kidnappings as well as violent clashes with farmers in the south over grazing rights.