Attacks On Fulanis In South West Could Lead To Civil War – Arewa Forum

The Arewa Consultative Forum(ACF) says recent happenings in the south west are reminiscent of the patterns of event that triggered the Nigerian Civil War between 1967 and 1970.

The forum is reacting to the quit notice given to Fulanis and the subsequent attack on them at Igangan, Ibarapa local government area of Oyo state.

Ekohotblog had reported how some houses and vehicles were set ablaze by Irate youths who attacked Fulani enclave.

The incident took place after Sunday Adeyemo, a youth leader better known as Sunday Igboho, stormed Ibarapa with is army of followers on Friday following the expiration of the  a 7-day eviction notice given to the herdsmen.

Reacting to the development in a statement by Emmanuel Yawe, its national publicity secretary, the ACF said it’s deeply worried by what is going on in Oyo state.

It called on the federal government and south-west governors to move quickly and decisively in stemming the attacks on Fulani communities in the region.

The forum noted that the happenings could engender social unrest that’s capable of plunging the country into crisis.

“The Arewa Consultative Forum this morning received reports of an attack by Yoruba Youths on Alhaji Saliu Abdulkadir, the Serki Fulani in Oyo State,” the statement read.

“In the reports, he was attacked and driven out of his house, eleven cars and his house burnt with his family members now living in the bush.

“There are allegations that one Sunday Igboho an agitator for Oodua Republic and who issued an ultimatum giving Fulani people seven days to leave Yorubaland is the instigator of the attack.

“The most disturbing aspect of the attack is the allegation that the security agents who were earlier warned about its imminence stood by helplessly as the attack was carried out.

“The ACF is worried about this trend and calls on the Federal and State Governments in the South West to move quickly to avert a social upheaval that may destabilize the whole country.

The forum noted that the 30-month long fratricidal war in the 60’s started with attacks and reprisal attacks, calling on the governments to be proactive and stop ‘history from repeating itself’.

It charged the government to arrest and prosecute those behind the attacks, noting that failure to apprehend those behind the attack could lead to retaliatory attacks in the north which could set the country on fire.

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