You Have 7 Days To Leave Southwest, Yoruba Youths Tell Fulani Herdsmen

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Rising from a meeting in Ile Ife, Osun state over the weekend, the Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide, (YCYW) has issued a 7-day ultimatum to Fulani herdsmen to quit the six states of the Southwest region of the country.

The pan-yoruba youth group said the quit notice became necessary following the alleged criminal activities of the Fulani herdsmen that have continued to threaten the inbabitants of South West,  a geopolitical zone that is often considered as the most peaceful in Nigeria.

According to a communiqué signed by its president, Aremo Oladotun Hassan and sent to The New Diplomat, the group described as unacceptable, the killing and kidnapping of people; saying that the activities of militant herdsmen and Boko Haram have heightened insecurity across Yoruba land.

The communiqué read in part, “In view of the recurrent decimal of flagrant brutal killings by the gun wielding terrorist Fulani Herdsmen/Boko Haram, aggressive invasion and violent attacks; alleged kidnapping of innocent Yorubas and Nigerians domiciled in Yoruba land; gross violation of fundamental rights to human dignity leading to serial and merciless killings of innocent youths; rising wave of insecurity across the nation in Lagos around Ojokoro, Ibadan to Ife road, Ibadan to Ijebu Ode/Benin Ore road, Ekiti to Akure and other highways kidnappings and robberies: incessant records of brutal ritual killings to mention a few; precipitating our unanimous resolution via final 7 days quit notice to all Fulani Herdsmen/Boko Haram to stay off all our territories, towns, villages and highways in all South West states.”

The group condemned the Federal Government’s meeting with the leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Kebbi State and plans to establish a radio station directed at Fulani herdsmen.

It further deplored the Federal Government’s comparison of Miyetti Allah to Afenifere and Ohanaeze Ndigbo, describing it as “irresponsible and reckless”.

'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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