Fayose to
settlers: Don’t turn state to war zone
There is
tension in Oke Ako and Irele communities in Ikole local government area of
Ekiti State following the alleged killing of a Fulani herdsman on Monday.
The
herdsman, whose name was given as Babuba Dengi, was killed in a bush between
the two communities by settlers suspected to be Benue State indigenes.
The
incident forced the state Governor, Ayo Fayose, to summon a meeting on Tuesday
night at the Government House in Ado Ekiti, where he warned farmers and
herdsmen against turning the state to a “war zone
The governor
has given a marching order to security agencies in the state to fish out the
killers of the herdsman and bring them to justice.
Fayose
warned that there is no room for the killing of Fulani herdsmen or farmers or
anybody in the state, saying “recent steps taken by his administration to
prevent violence between farmers and herdsmen do not give anybody license to
unlawfully take human’s life.”
The governor
spoke during a meeting with Fulani herdsmen under the aegis of Miyetti Allah
Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, farmers, local hunters, security
agencies and representatives of the Tiv community in the state.
Fayose said:
“I can’t accept anybody to be killed. If anybody killed anyone I will make sure
you are killed by ensuring justice. I’m sad about the killing in Benue but we
don’t want brutality in Ekiti.
“I won’t
accept any killing here, the only thing acceptable here is peace. I therefore
plead with everybody to cooperate with us.”
“I want
peace in my state and everybody living here is from Ekiti whether you are
Fulani, Tiv, Yoruba or anybod
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