Following the attack on Oke Ako community in the Ikole Local
Government Area of the state, where two persons were killed and others were
injured by suspected herdsmen, and the subsequent banned of cattle grazing in
Ekiti State, Governor Mr. Ayo Fayose, has called on his colleagues across the
country to ban cattle grazing in their states as a step to stop the incessant
killings of farmers by Fulani herdsmen
The Special Assistant to the Governor on Public
Communication and New Media, Mr. Lere Olayinka, said this while speaking on
RAVE FM, Osogbo, during a programme, Frank Talk.
Fayose had, on Monday, banned cattle grazing in Ekiti State.
The governor’s aide said President Muhammadu Buhari, who was elected by
Nigerians to protect their lives and property, was not doing anything to
protect the defenceless people from frequent attacks by the rampaging herdsmen,
who were his kinsmen.
He said, “The people are angry because the person elected to
secure their lives is keeping quiet and taking sides with these Fulani
criminals, I don’t want to call them herdsmen. Herdsmen, to my mind, do not
carry AK-47 rifles.
“These people are another version of Boko Haram that should
be tackled headlong. We saw the Agatu killings and we don’t need to wait till
they kill over 400 people before we act. That was why we took this step
(banning of cattle grazing) in Ekiti. I want to believe other governors will
emulate this.”
Virtually all those who called during the programme urged
the governors, especially those in the southern part of the country, to emulate
Fayose to liberate their people from herdsmen’s attacks.
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