Any attempt to arrest Sunday Igboho will cause serious threat to Nigeria – Fayose advice Makinde on what to do

Former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Seyi Makinde  against arresting Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho over an eviction order on Fulanis in Oyo State.

The former governor condemned the federal government for going after Igboho after he issued an ultimatum to Fulanis in Oyo to exit the state.

The Yoruba activist reiterated his deadline on Friday.

Igboho is among topics that have generated public discussing on social media in Nigeria on Friday since he visited Igangan in Ibarapa Local Government (of Oyo State) where he insisted that all Fulani residents in Oyo State, must leave as long as kidnapping continues.

Igboho, who is the Akoni Oodua of Yoruba land and a grassroots politician, had asked herdsmen in Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo State to leave within seven days, blaming the leadership of the Fulani of being behind the rising insecurity in the state.

Last week, the Presidency had criticised Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State for asking Fulani herders to vacate forest reserves because the place was being used by bandits and kidnappers.

Newsflash had reported that violence erupted in Igangan in the Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State on Friday when Sunday Igboho and his supporters reportedly stormed the Fulani settlement in the town to eject the Seriki Fulani, Salihu Abdukadir, and some other herdsmen accused of fuelling security problems in the area.

It was gathered that properties worth several millions of naira were set ablaze during the clash which occurred in the evening.

Igboho had last week issued a seven-day quit notice to the Seriki and his associates.

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State had in a broadcast warned people fuelling ethic crisis in the state to desist from such act.

Despite this, Igboho and his supporters stormed Igangan on Friday afternoon.

Sunday Igboho and cross-section of the crowd at Igangan… Friday

Addressing the youths, Igboho said, “They started deploying soldiers here since yesterday (Thursday). When our people were being kidnapped and killed, there was not soldier to be deployed to secure them.

Reacting, the former Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, said any attempt to arrest Sunday Igboho and others will cause serious threat to the fragile peace in the South-West and the nation.

In a tweet on his twitter handle on Saturday evening, Fayose said if Federal government and some Governors could ‘dialogue’ with Boko Haram terrorists, he advises Governor Makinde to call all stakeholders to a roun-table discussion will not be misplaced action.

He said;

“Gov. Seyi Makinde should rather use dialogue and persuasion instead of escalating tension in his own State by calling for the arrest of Sunday Adeyemo.

“If FG and some Governors could ‘dialogue’ with Boko Haram terrorists, Gov. Makinde calling all stakeholders to a round-table discussion will not be misplaced action.

“Any attempt to arrest anyone will cause serious threat to the fragile peace in the West and the nation. Above all any unchecked escalation may lead to a state of emergency.” Fayose tweeted.

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