Fulani herdsmen crisis: OPC, hunters, vigilantes, other Pro-Yoruba groups declare war on terrorists

Some pro-Yoruba groups have again assured South-West indigenes to defend the region against external aggression.

Sequel to the incessant killings, kidnapping, raping, and escalating insecurity in the region by suspected Fulani herders, the group comprising of Odua Peoples Congress, Hunters Group of Nigeria, Agbekoya, the Community Society Awareness Initiative, Vigilante Group, Isokan Ile Yoruba and Ibarapa Group, have vowed to protect Yorubaland from invasion.

“Obas and traditional leaders of Yorubaland not to hesitate to invite any of the groups listed above in the event of any threat to the security of every Yorubaman by invading groups anywhere in our land,” the group said.

This was contained in a communique issued by the group under the aegis of South-West Security Stakeholders, after a meeting held on Friday, and released by Kehinde Aderemi, the Special Assistant on Media to the Aare Ona Kakanfo, Gani Adams.

The meeting was chaired by the Generalismo of Yorubaland, Aare Ona Kakanfo, Gani Adams.

The communique read in part; “The meeting shared the people’s concern in general and prominent Nigerians especially about the security situation in the land. The meeting noted the exasperation inherent in the statement of the Chief of Defence Staff calling on Nigerians to defend themselves. This is clearly an official endorsement of self-defense.

“The meeting feared that the situation, if not addressed, signals a grievous national crisis. The meeting, therefore, called on the government to quickly arrest the apparent descent into anarchy.’’

“The meeting re-emphasized the call for a return to true federalism, which was the political arrangement leaders of the nation endorsed at independence. This will allow various nations in the country to take proper control of their affairs, including security.”