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Sunday Igboho’s Ibadan house reportedly set on fire

January 26, 2021 No Comments

A house belonging to activist, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho located in Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State was in the early hours of Tuesday burnt by fire.

It was gathered that the fire started soon after power supply to the area where the house is located was cut off, and the cause of the fire is still unknown.

The house is said to be where the activist resided before building another one in the same Ibadan area.

It is still unclear if there were anybody inside the building as at the time of the fire incident, or if there were any casualties.

Igboho had been in the news lately for leading some youths to the Fulani settlement in Ibarapa, Oyo State where they attacked the Seriki Fulani’s house, and setting.it on fire.

Some cars in the premises were also set ablaze.

Igboho had issued a quit notice to Fulanis in the state, and south west region of the country to vacate, after they were accused of complicity in kidnappings, killings and other crimes in the area.

There had been clashes between Herdsmen and farmers in the area, as farmers on many occasions accused the herders’ of destroying their farms by letting cows graze on them.

Following the quit notice issued by Igboho, and the attack on Fulani settlement in Ibarapa, both the governor of the state, Seyi Makinde, and the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu had ordered for his arrest.

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Yoruba leaders have warned President Buhari not to arrest me- Sunday Igboho says.

January 25, 2021 No Comments

Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho, says Yoruba leaders have called President Buhari and warned him not to allow the police to arrest him.

Igboho made news last week following the eviction notice he gave to Fulanis residing in Igangan, Ibarapa north local government area of Oyo state. His comment reportedly incited some of his supporters to destroy houses and cars, including those of Saliu Kadri, the Seriki Fulani of Igangan.

Following the attack on the Fulani settlement, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, directed the state Commissioner of Police, Ngozi Onadeko, to arrest Igboho and transfer him to Abuja.

In a recent video shared by Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation, Igboho while addressing a crowd, said Yoruba leaders are not pleased with the killing of their people by herdsmen and have warned President Buhari against arresting him.

“All our fathers, we thank them, including the Aare Onakakanfo. They have all spoken up. Now that we are here, I beg you in the name of God, I don’t want us to disrespect any of our Yoruba leaders.

You people are just unaware… I swear by God, they are also not happy with what is going on but now they are speaking up and won’t condone what is going on.

Look at all the Yoruba leaders that have spoken up; the way Yorubas are warning them, that Buhari dares not. That now, it is war, if they dare arrest Igboho, it will turn to war.

See the way Fani-Kayode has spoken up and he is not joking with what he is saying. They are killing us, kidnapping us, treating us badly in our father land.”he said

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IGP orders Sunday Igboho’s arrest over herdsmen quit notice, violence

January 23, 2021 No Comments

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the arrest of a grassroots politician in Oyo State, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, for giving Fulani herdsmen a seven-day ultimatum to leave the state.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, who disclosed this in a chat with the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), said the IGP had directed the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Ngozi Onadeko, to arrest Igboho immediately and transfer him to Abuja.

The BBC quoted Garba as saying that he just got off the telephone with the IGP, who confirmed that he had ordered the arrest of the politician by the state police command.

At least two persons were killed and properties worth several millions of Naira were destroyed in Igangan, Ibarapa North local government area of Oyo State on Friday when Igboho, who is regarded as Akoni Odua of Yorubaland and his supporters reportedly stormed the Fulani settlement in the town and attempted to eject the Seriki Fulani, Salihu Abdukadir, and some other herdsmen.

The herdsmen were accused of causing problems in the area.

The incident came a few days after the Ondo State government ordered the herdsmen to leave the state’s forest reserves within seven days.

The government has promised to enforce the quit notice given to the herdsmen.

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Two dead as herdsmen clash with Sunday Igboho’s supporters in Oyo

January 23, 2021 No Comments

Two people have been confirmed dead while several others were injured in a clash between some herdsmen and supporters of Oyo State-based activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, in Igangan in the Ibarapa North local government area of the state on Friday.

It was gathered that Igboho’s supporters who have vowed to chase the herdsmen out of the state, stormed a Fulani settlement in the town to eject the Seriki Fulani, Salihu Abdukadir, and some other herdsmen accused of fuelling security problems in the area.

In the ensuing clash, two people were reportedly killed while others were seriously injured, with properties worth several millions of naira destroyed.

Eyewitnesses says those who died were herdsmen while some youths in the Igboho camp sustained injuries from gunshots.

Confirming the attack, Abdulkadir narrated how his house and property were set ablaze by the rampaging youth during the attack.

Abdulkadir said that he, his wives and children were sent out of the settlement, adding that 11 vehicles and houses were burnt in the process.

“As we speak, we are in the bush. Our cars, numbering about 11, have been burnt. Some of my children sustained injuries, and we are looking for a way to get them to the hospital. My children have left their houses for the bush. We need the government to help us. The Police, Operation Burst and other security agencies were there when they set my house ablaze,” Abdulkadir lamented.

Also confirming the incident, the state Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Alhaji Ibrahim Jiji, said:

“As we usually say, not all Fulani people are evil. Good people are among us. What can we call this now? The Serikin Fulani is a good man who has done a lot to bring peaceful coexistence between the Fulani people and the Yorubas but see how he was treated. We need the government to act now.”

Jiji also confirmed that one of the person killed was a Fulani woman. He added that he had fled the town before Igboho and his gang arrived the settlement on Friday.

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