Tobi Adebayo
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams has warned that the people of the South-West will no longer watch themselves get slaughtered.

Adams issued the warning in a letter addressed to the Secretary-General, United Nations (UN), the Chairperson of the African Union (AU), and the Secretary of State, United States.

In the letter titled “Urgent need to stop killings by Fulani herdsmen in Yorubaland”, Gani Adams lamented the spate of killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen in the South-West.

He made reference to the invasion of Igangan, Oyo State by suspected herdsmen on June 06, 2021.

“Yorubaland has been put under serious pressure through payment of ransom – running into millions of naira – demanded by conscienceless, unscrupulous and ruthless murderers.

“The agitation for them to leave our land has reached an alarming crescendo. The backing (the belief of our people) by the Federal Government that ‘nobody can chase anybody from any part of the country is not helping matters.”

“The peace, stability and tranquillity of Yoruba people are being tested by blood-thirsty maniacs who rape, kidnap and murder.

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“The massacre of scores of residents by these same band of roving killers, who prefer to stay in the forest because of their murderous intent, seems to be the last straw.

“Any crisis in Nigeria would have a negative effect on the rest of the world.

“The situation has reached a level where some herdsmen leaders openly threaten governors for banning open grazing.

“The North has enough land to accommodate the nomadic nature of Fulani herdsmen, so why come down south to destroy people’s farms?

“I want to say that nobody wants war but our people will not sit idle while they are being slaughtered. I am raising this alarm because what is going on is provocative and the bubble may burst soon”, the letter read in part.