Chief Sunday Adeyemo, a Yoruba nation activist, also known as Sunday Igboho, has warned the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, or Miyetti Allah, Kautal Hore, against destruction of farmlands by its members.
Abdullahi Bello Bodejo, the national president of Miyetti Allah leader had dismissed Igboho’s recent quit notice to suspected killer herders to leave the South West.
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In apparent response to Bodejo’s statement, Adeyemo, in a personally signed statement, noted that “some alleged killer herders must be stopped from re-igniting tension and atmosphere of insecurity in any part of Nigeria, most especially in the agrarian communities and settlements in Yorubaland by the security agencies.”
He described Bodejo as a “mere attention seeker”, adding that “though Nigeria’s Constitution allows citizens to reside in any part of the country, it does not support herders under whatever guise to graze their cattle on the farmlands, kill farmers struggling to eke their living and rape their wives and daughters.
“It is glaring that Bodejo, who has just woken up from his slumber is merely seeking undue recognition through his unjustifiable position on the carnage by his fellow herders, which had caused untold hardship for small and large scale farmers, even in the North and more prominently in the South, where they often move their cattle to graze farms and destroy cash crops.
“It is obvious that Nigerians are already bearing the brunt of rising cost of food commodities in the markets, while inflationary rate had reached the roof top, making life more miserable for the downtrodden masses.
“It is imperative for the Miyetti Allah group to be conscious of the fact that the acts of lawlessness permeated by former President Muhammadu Buhari will not hold sway under the immediate incumbent, President Bola Tinubu. It will do them a lot of good to perish the thought of unprovoked attacks on farmers, particularly in the South West, where we have lost many innocent farmers. Relevant security agencies and the people will not allow them to further compound the woes of the common man.”
Furthermore, the statement read: “We are again charging the heads of security agencies to redouble their efforts and strategies in ensuring that the sustenance of peace and tranquility in all parts of the country, including all the states in the South West so that farmers and agrarian communities will not be subjected to terror and violent attacks by rogue Fulani herders and cattle rustlers.
“While we believe in the efficiency of the Police, the Department of State Security (DSS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and other paramilitary agencies to ensure security of lives and properties, we want to charge our people to be vigilant and quickly report any act capable of breaching the peace in their respective communities and locations.”
