Farmers killings: Igboho gives herders seven days ultimatum to vacate Southwest

Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, has given suspected herders killing farmers in the Southwest a seven-day ultimatum to vacate the region.

Kayode Akinmade, loses father An High Chief, Moses Ade Akinmade, the Obamoluwa of Idanre Kingdom is dead. The late Obamoluwa is the father of the Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, and former Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Hon. Kayode Akinmade. The media guru announced he passing of the nonagenarian in a statement issued on behalf of the Akinmade family of Idanre, Ondo State, on Tuesday. Hon. Akinmade, who served as Special Adviser on Media to the then Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Dimeji Bankole, stated that the sad event took place on Monday evening. The statement said that even though the family has been hard hit by the demise of the agriculturist and culture enthusiast, it finds solace in the fact that the deceased lived a highly distinguished life. The veteran journalist and two-time Commissioner for Information in Ondo State described the deceased as a great community leader, cocoa merchant, and socialite. The nonagenarian is survived by his wives and children.

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The freedom fighter, however, assured that the region would not take laws into its own hands against the herders.

A statement by Igboho reads partly: “While we believe in peaceful coexistence in Nigeria regardless of tribe, religion and political cleavages, we are issuing a seven-day ultimatum to herdsmen killing our people in any part of South West to vacate our communities now.

“This warning is very important. We are not going to take laws into our hands, but they must leave.

“For now, we have belief in the capability of the federal government under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu to ensure and guarantee the safety of lives and properties, particularly for farmers in Nigeria.

“We must not tolerate any act that can further push up the prices of food and other edible commodities.

“We are also appealing to Oyo and Ogun State governors to as a matter of urgency, deploy more security agents and architectures to all the flashpoints where there is an increase in herdsmen/farmers clashes for peace to reign.

“Nigerians and our farmers in agrarian settlements need more security presence now so that they can engage in small or large-scale farming activities for massive food production. These killings must stop now for the benefit of all.”