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GROUPS in Ogun West Senatorial District of Ogun State under the aegis of Yewa Connecting Minds, YCM, an umbrella body that comprises both youths and elders in liberation movement of Yewaland have warned Hausa/Fulani herdsmen, who had been on rampage, in the Yewa land, lately, killing and molesting natives, as well as destroying farm crops with their cattle, that their activities were no more acceptable.
The warning is contained in a statement issued by Ekunola Gbenga, the coordinator of the group after the YCM emergency meeting on Thursday, January 25, in Ayetoro Yewa North Local Government of Ogun State.
Ekunola stated that the presence of herdsmen in the community had heightened tension.
Just last week, on Yewa soil, a farmer was killed and another one was also killed in Imeko Afon while protecting their farms by the herdsmen after which his farmland was set on fire. The act aggravated the anger in members of Yewa Connecting Minds, prompting the YCM to call on all its members to ‘get ready to swing into action.’
The YCM said the inhumane and barbaric activities of the herdsmen in Yewaland had become too alarming in recent times and accused both the federal and state governments of turning a blind eye to the flight of the community.
“The Fulani herdsmen should steer clear of Yewaland if their mission is to come and kill innocent citizens,” Ekunola said.
According to the YCM leader, the people of Yewa communities are under siege and the people could no longer go about their economic, social and religious activities again. Consequently, he said that his members had resolved to shed their blood to resist further attacks by the dreaded herdsmen.
Ekunola said: “Farming is my people’s mainstay. The Hausas/Fulani people rearing cattle here have created too many problems, including killing of innocent people. They also defile our women and destroy their crops while grazing. They must leave if they cannot live here peacefully or face the wrath of my people who I will unleash on them.”
The YCM, thus, issued a note of warning to all herdsmen on Yewa Soil to trend softly and all inhumane acts or face the wrath of the community.
It, therefore, called on the Ogun State government led by Governor Ibikunle Amosun to act quickly in the interest of security and harmony in the community.
The YCM boss said: “We restate that the state and the federal government to come to their aid and bring an end to the attacks by herdsmen who according to them, usually destroy their farmland.”
– Jan. 26, 2018 @ 15:54 GMT
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