Buy Correspondent in Ilorin
The Sarikin Fulani of Igangan in Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo State, Seriki Salihu AbdulKadir,has pleaded with Emirs and other traditional rulers in the 19 northern states to rescue the Fulanis in the South- West.
Abdulkadir, who said he lost property worth N500 million, coupled with some lives to the crisis,made the plea while addressing journalists in Ilorin on the recent crisis in Iganga.
The Fulani chief ,who denied involvement in the crisis as alleged by Sunday Adeyemo, aka Igboho, called on the Federal government to probe the crisis with a view to making sure that the culprits face the music.
He distanced himself from conniving with kidnappers operating in the area, adding that he had no hand in the killing of one Dr Aborode.
According to him, all the allegations against him were aimed at getting the Fulanis out of Igangan and other parts of Yoruba land.
He said:”I have been living in Igangan with my family for over 50 years without any challenges from anybody either in Igangan or any other places.
” When a Fulani boy, named Omomogeto, was reported to me that he raped someone,I told the vigilante to arrest him. When he was arrested, I investigated the matter and discovered that he committed the offence, I handed him over to the family of the victim.
” There was no case of farm destruction reported to me that I will not send people to go and look at the farm destroyed. If discovered that it is true, I will order the Fulani to pay money to the farmers.
“The case in point is that of the Agoro family in Igangan and many more.”
He said he and his people no longer felt comfortable returning to Igangan, learning that the government had deployed over 200 Amotekun personnel to the forests in Oyo,
“Who will these Amotekun men meet in the forests other than the Fulani,” he asked.
The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region. Inhabiting many countries, they live mainly in West Africa and northern parts of Central Africa but also in South Sudan, Sudan, and regions near the Red Sea coast, according to Wikipedia.
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