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Oyo Unrest: ‘You Can’t Threaten Us With War’ – Afenifere Blasts Arewa

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Jan 24, 2021.

Afenifere, a foremost sociopolitical group in the south west, says the Yorubas will no longer fold their arms while the Fulanis unleash terror on them on their lands.

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

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

On Friday, Arewa Consultative Forum, in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Emmanuel Yawe, said that the reported attacks on Fulanis in south-west may destabilize the country and trigger another civil war.

The northern group called on the federal government and south-west governors to act swiftly and stop the attacks on Fulani communities in the region.

But Yinka Odumakin, national publicity secretary of Afenifere, described the ACF state as arrogant and insulting.

He said the forum cannot threaten the south-west with a civil war, adding that the Yorubas will not run from anybody on their lands.

“While we have gone to a great length to sue for peace and have appealed to our pained people to be law-abiding even with the daily provocations of the Fulani and harassment of our people, we frown at the very arrogant and insulting ACF statement, especially their reference to the event of 1966,” Odumakin said.

“We must make it clear to them that they cannot threaten us with a war at this stage as we will not provoke war but never are we going to run for anybody on our land.

“We are miffed that a body like ACF that has never shown any remorse over the killing of our people can open their mouths anyhow now because there are consequences for the irresponsible actions of their people.

“We advise them to call their criminals to order and not expect our people to sheepishly wait to be killed by those who value cow lives more than human beings.

“We do not want a repeat of 1966 event but if there are people plotting such event again, the rain will be over their heads.”