Yoruba Leaders Reject Cattle Colonies, Ask FG To Declare Herdsmen Terrorists
Yoruba leaders under the aegis of Yoruba Summit have announced their rejection of the Federal Government's proposal to establish cattle colonies for animal herders and called on the Federal Government to declare Fulani herdsmen as terrorists.
The decision to reject the proposal was taken at an extraordinary session in Lagos. According to a statement signed on behalf of the group by Mr. Yinka Odumakin, the rejection was informed by the repeated criminal activities of Fulani herdsmen across Yorubaland, which have seen a pregnant woman in Ekiti and a farmer in Ogun State killed as well as the setting ablaze of the farms of Mr. Olu Falae, former Secretary to the Federal Government; former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Samuel Afolayan (retd.); Mr. Dele Adigun, former Secretary to the Oyo State Government; and Mrs. Roseline Ogege.
"These renewed attacks on Youruba property and persons were considered unwarranted, provocative and brutal assault by marauding elements, who now carry on as if the laws of the country have been suspended on their behalf by complicit authorities," said the Yoruba Summit.
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