By Abiola Olawale
The O’odua Peoples Congress (OPC) has criticized Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, over his recent comment on Abdullah Iskilu Wakili, the Fulani leader who was arrested by some OPC member for allegedly orchestrating criminality against the residents of Ibarapa area of Oyo State.
Fani-Kayode who took to his official Twitter handle, Wednesday, claimed that the man arrested by some OPC members wasn’t Wakili, adding that it was one Abu, a Fulani old man that was mistaken for Wakili.
The tweet reads, “One Isikilu Wakili, a foreign Fulani terrorist who operates in the Ibarapa area, is the most notorious, dangerous & bloodthirsty terrorist in the SW today. He killed even more people yesterday. He is even worse than Abu & the old man that is in police custody in Ibadan. The Isikilu Wakili that is still at large is the leading mafia don & he is a brutal & cold-blooded rapist & killer. He has brought torment and carnage to the people of the SW. I call on my friend & brother Sunday Igboho to support & assist the Nigerian Police Force and intelligence agencies to find him, fish him out and bring him to justice. This must be done within the law and it must be done with power & precision. Now is the time to free the people of Ibarapa & the SW of his wickedness & barbarity. Now is the time to do what ought to have been done long ago. I trust our security forces to do the right thing. If he resists arrest they should send him to hell where he belongs. The old man that they have in custody is not the real Mcoy. He is simply one of the godfathers. Isikilu is the real Mcoy and he is still out there killing our people. Only our security forces with the total support and commitment of Sunday Igboho, the local community and the gallant and fearless sons and daughters of Oduduwa can save the day. And save the day they MUST!”
Reacting, Comrade Rotimi Oluomo, Oyo state coordinator of OPC, lambasted Fani-Kayode, describing his claim as false and a misleading information.
The OPC chieftain described the former minister as a spoiler, agent of destruction and political featherweight that is reputed for changing narratives and misinforming the public.
He, however, urged the Yoruba people to disregard the claims of the former minister.
In his words, “Fani- Kayode has a reputation for using his social media page to foment trouble and cause disunity in Yorubaland. He had once said that Yoruba language was Anago. How can you take such a person too serious? I remembered former president Olusegun Obasanjo had said it once that Fani-Kayode can do anything for money and survival. He lives in Abuja, romancing with the north, yet he was the first to refute the claim that the kidnaper was not Wakili. Where did he get his information? With his untenable claim, I know and I am sure that the former minister is doing the bid of his paymasters, who are majorly from the north.He is the undisputed spokesperson of any politician that is ready to feather his nest. He should be warned to stop drumming the beat of disunity in Yorubaland. Fani-Kayode was one of the few people that called and congratulated our leader, the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams on Monday, on the success of the operation of the OPC, and the following day, he twisted the story refuting the claim that the man apprehended wasn’t Wakili.
“Fani-Kayode is very close to prominent politician in the north, yet none of them trusted him because they know that he is purely a political agent that cannot be trusted. He did everything to change every story. How can you take such a man so serious. Even the Ayete monarch, His Royal Majesty, Oba Emmanuel Okeniyi, and a prominent group in Igangan also corroborated our claims that Wakili is their major problem in Igangan, applauding the OPC for rising to the occasion at the most important moment. I am using this opportunity to advise my brother, Sunday Igboho to be wary of Fani- Kayode’s antic and deceit because he is so smart in causing disunity in Yorubaland. Wakili’s story is a testimony of what OPC can achieve as a group with formidable structures across the country. So, in our desire to rid the southwest of criminal herders and kidnappers, we are determined to complement the efforts of the police and other security outfits.”
