Gani
Adams has spoken on the militating crisis between the farmers and the
herdsmen across the country leading to the loss of lives and properties.
Gani Adams
Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has declared readiness to lead fight against killer herdsmen.
Adams, who called for a South-West Security Summit to discuss
herdsmen killings in the region, stated that events of the last few
months have shown that Nigeria is at the crossroads.
A statement he personally signed and made available to DAILY POST
lamented that blood thirsty maniacs are on the rampage, killing and
maiming innocent Nigerians.
It reads: “The insecurity in the land is reaching an alarming
peak. Pitiably, the ‘clear and present danger’ today is that the
government seems helpless to curtail the situation.
“In some sections of the country, it is no longer ‘breaking news’ that marauders kill farmers at will.
“Because these killings are giving patriotic Nigerians the
creeps, patriots are shouting themselves hoarse, telling the government
to do something urgently to check the trend.
“While members of the comity of nations are alarmed about
happenings in our country, it appears as if they are crying more than
the bereaved.
“Although the government has promised to check the rampaging
lunatics, Nigerians are still not convinced of a decisive clampdown on
these killers.
“Thousands of lives have been lost to these sons of Lucifer,
but it is strange that not even a single arrest or prosecution has been
affected.
“When I was installed as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo of
Yorubaland by His Imperial Majesty, Iku Baba Yeye and Alaafin of Oyo,
Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, on January 13, 2018, I vowed that I would do
everything to project the image and protect the name of Yorubaland.
“Sadly, my zeal to protect Yorubaland and the will of millions
of Yoruba to defend their fatherland are being tested with the invasion
of some parts of our land by these killers.
“I find it difficult to comprehend this open insult that some
killers, whose kinsmen live in our villages, towns and cities, will
invade Yorubaland at will, kidnap, rape and, in some bizarre situations,
kill some of our sons and daughters.
“The borders of Ekiti, Ondo, Oyo and Kogi states are becoming
too hot for indigenes as many people have been kidnapped, leading to
soldiers going after these killers deep inside the forest.
“Recently, the Officer-in-Charge of the Special Anti-Robbery
Squad (SARS), Saki Unit, Oyo State Police Command, was killed by these
marauders.
“I ask, if we allow killings of innocent farmers and
destruction of farmlands in any part of Yorubaland to continue, where is
our determination to defend the Yoruba society, values and territory?
Obviously, our silence is being misconstrued for foolishness.
“We cannot continue to expose the flanks of Yoruba societies
and communities to incursions and attacks because we have enough
hunters, traditionalists, farmers and ancestral security outfits to
commence the maximum protection of all parts of Yorubaland.
“Strangers are gradually taking over parts of our land but
according to history, marauders, arsonists and murderous gangs failed,
and will continue to fail, to conquer Yorubaland.
“The first fundamental right of a Nigerian is the ‘Right to
Life’. The day will never come when Yoruba men, women, adults and
infants can no longer move freely in their fatherland.
“Insult from these killers to the Yoruba Nation is gradually
creeping in. You will recall that Senator Ayo Arise was recently
abducted on his way to Abuja. A Methodist priest was also abducted in
Osun.
“Our traditional institution was desecrated on June 23 when
Olori Olukemi Agunloye, the wife of Oba Samuel Kehinde Agunloye, the
Alauga of Auga Akoko, in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo
State, was abducted on the notorious Auga/Ise Road in the Akoko area of
the state.
“The next day, more than 200 innocent men, women and children
were killed in Plateau State. Are we going to wait for this type of
barbaric killing to happen before we rise against this evil in
Yorubaland? Time to check this madness is now.
“Therefore, I urge the government to urgently liaise with
Executives in Yorubaland to convene a South-West Security Summit to be
held in one of the state capitals. The meeting will involve, among
others, traditional rulers, religious and opinion leaders, farmers,
businessmen, herders and security agents in the region.”
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