Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has reacted to yesterday’s invasion, destruction of the farm of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Chief Olu Falae, located at Ilado near Akure, the Ondo State capital, by herdsmen.
Reacting, Afenifere’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Yinka Odumakin said: “It is continuation of the declaration of war by armed Fulani herdsmen, who have been terrorising communities and are now burning farmlands.
Now, they have gone to Falae’s farm. These people have made up their mind to go to war or have their way and the authority has refused to call them to order.
The latest on Falae’s farm is clearly unacceptable, an aggression by the Fulani and they should be rest assured that the Yoruba nation will not take it likely. “If they think that with all these they are doing, they will have one inch of land for cattle colony in any part of Yoruba land, they should forget it.”
Meanwhile, Olu Falae Falae’s personal assistant, Captain Moshood Raji (retd) has confirmed the incident to newsmen.
He said the herdsmen destroyed five hectares of oil palm plantation worth millions of Naira.
Recall that Falae’s farm had, before now, been invaded by the Fulani herdsmen destroying crops worth millions of Naira as the invaders grazed their cattle.
Reacting to the destruction, Afenifere said the Yoruba nation will not take the onslaught lightly while stressing that herdsmen are calling for war by their actions.
The former Minister of Finance, however, appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to call the herdsmen to order, just as the Commissioner of Police in the state, Olugbenga Adeyanju visited the farm to assess the extent of destruction. He said the damage was much and that the fire was still raging at press time.
Falae lamented that “The Fulani herdsmen have again burnt my farm. They do that every year. As I speak to you, the Akure Police Area commander, my Personal Assistant and farm manager have visited the place.
The state governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has called me to confirm the incident and has also promised to visit the farm tomorrow.”
