How Fulani herdsmen killed 300 Yorubas, collected billions of naira from kidnapped victims – Gani Adams reveals

A warning has been sounded to Northern groups threatening war in Yorubaland over the recent quit notices given to Fulani herdsmen in some parts of the South west.

Former OPC leader and the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adam, who gave the warning said northerners should mind what they said in order not to trigger the wrath of the west.

The warning is coming on the backdrop of the recent statements credited to some northern groups; Arewa Consultative Forum and the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, threatening another civil war especially in Yoruba land if the Nigerian and Oyo state governments do not apprehend the perpetrators and instigators of the violence in Igangan.

But, the Generalismo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Aderemi, on Sunday, said threats like these can fuel further crisis in in Ibarapa, Oyo and Ondo and will certainly affect the entire country.

He also said his silence over the situation in the South-West doesn’t portray him as a coward, noting that he is bound to act accordingly when the time is right.

The statement read: “The apex organisation in the North and the herders association should watch their statements or face the wrath of the Yoruba nation.

“By their inciting statements, the North is beating war drums. But we will resist any attempt by the North to turn our region to war zones and no amount of threat will stop us from securing our region from killer-herdsmen.

“From my findings, with what has played out in the last three days, (especially on social media), it is evident that there are some enemies and political elements, both within and outside our region, using the bravery of Sunday Igboho as a coordinated attempt to soil my name, and also put my efforts in the past 28 years in the struggle to test.

“My silence in the last three days doesn’t portray me as a coward, but by virtue of my position as the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, I am bound by my conscience and conviction to act accordingly when the time is right.

“And I must also consult widely before taking any action.

“What Igboho said was not even as damaging to the sanctity of the nation than the call for civil war by the ACF and the Miyetti Allah put together.

“The killer-herdsmen are the major problem, but sadly the Federal Government remains silent.

“There are reports that the Fulani herdsmen have, in the past five years, killed over 300 Yoruba people from different communities, while several other people have been kidnapped with abductors paying several billions (of naira) as ransoms.”

Adams, however, warned the North to stay away from any attempt to cause mayhem in the South-West, hence, the situation could degenerate into further chaos that might affect the entire nation.

“The Fulani, in their conqueror agenda since 1818, have caused a lot of damage to the South-West.

“And it is clear that the South is their target, which is why anybody going against the Fulani herdsmen automatically becomes their enemy.”