“Vacate Yorubaland Now”: Sunday Igboho Issues 7-Day Ultimatum to Herdsmen, Copies DSS, Police

“Vacate Yorubaland Now”: Sunday Igboho Issues 7-Day Ultimatum to Herdsmen, Copies DSS, Police

  • Hersdmen have been served a fresh notice by Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday Igboho
  • Igboho, while reacting to the killings of some farmers in Oyo and Ogun states, ordered herdsmen to leave the South-West region
  • In a statement, the activist called on security agencies including the DSS to address the rising insecurity in the South-West before it gets out of control

Oyo state, Ibadan - Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, better referred to as Sunday Igboho, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Fulani herdsmen in the South-West region.

Farmers, Fulani herdsmen, Oyo, Ogun, Sunday Igboho, Seyi Makinde, Dpo Abiodun, police, DSS
Igboho insists herdsmen must vacate southwest region. Photo credit: Sunday Igboho fans
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Igboho calls on DSS, police to investigate killing of farmers in Oyo, Ogun

Igboho ordered the herders to vacate the region, as he reacted angrily to the killings of some farmers in Oyo and Ogun states, Vanguard reported.

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The self-determination activist also tasked security agencies to fish out and prosecute herders, who allegedly attacked farmers in Iwere-Ile, Oyo State, and some communities in Ogun State, recently.

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Igboho, in a statement, insisted that the farmers in Yorubaland and in any part of Nigeria deserve safety from criminal herders and others who will not allow them farm in peace, The Punch reported.

He called on security operatives to, as a matter of urgency, curtail the resurgence of suspected Fulani herdsmen in Oyo state and beyond.

The activist commended Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and his counterparts in Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun for their efforts in ensuring peace and healthy developments in their respective states.

Part of the statement reads:

“We are calling on the Police, the Department of State Security, DSS, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and the Nigerian Army to address the security breaches now before the situation gets out of hand.”

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Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho reunites with family in Germany

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Sunday Igboho, has landed in Germany.

Igboho arrived at Hamburg International Airport in Germany to reunite with his family.

Igboho regained freedom after over two years of incarceration in the Republic of Benin.

Sunday Igboho regains freedom in Benin Republic

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Igboho regained his freedom from detention in the Republic of Benin.

This development was confirmed by the leader of the Yoruba Nation Group, Professor Banji Akintoye.

Prof Akintoye revealed that Igboho regained freedom on Sunday, October 8 and would be heading to Germany to join his family after two years and three months in detention.

Source: Legit.ng

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