Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan



Residents of some communities in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, have sent “Save-Our-Soul” appeal to the State Governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde to beef up security in and around the borders of their communities to protect the people against the dreaded Bororo Fulanis who were evicted by neighbouring communities in Ogun State.

THISDAY learnt that the herders were ordered by the community leaders to vacate the land or face the wrath of the people following the killings of some farmers, especially one farmer and his children, by Bororo Fulani herders at Alabata, in Odeda Local Government Areaof Ogun State.

However, fears heightened on Wednesday night when leaders of the Alabata community passed information to all neighbouring communities, including Ibadan border communities, warning them against accommodating the evicted Bororo Fulanis, who were alleged to have killed their people.

It was gathered that the evicted Bororo Fulanis began their movement out of the host communities on Wednesday’s night with their cows.

Some communities who had been placed on security alert were said to have raised the alarm at midnight of Wednesday when they witnessed movement of cows around their communities at such an unholy hours.

There were burn fires, gun shots and vigilante patrol all through the night to check the movement of the Bororo Fulani herdsmen who were alleged to have masterminded the killing at Alabata.

The affected border communities include Bakatari, Ilupeju; Eleso; Ago-Tente and Aba- Oke in Ido Local Government of Oyo state.

One of the elders of the communities, Pa. Joshua Badejo, told journalists that the matter had been reported at Omi-Adio Police Division, Ibadan, and appealed to Governor Makinde to strengthen the existing security apparatus in the border communities

According to him: “We were informed by our people in Odeda that the Bororo Fulani herdsmen would be moving out of their area. Following the warning, we placed our people on alert as we don’t want such strangers to settle in our communities. We don’t want bloodshed here.

“Here in our communities, we have Fulani herders. We have been living together with them as one family. They bought lands and build their houses with their families. What we have told them now is that we don’t want them to accommodate any stranger that will bring trouble here. If they notice any stranger, they should inform us, that is why we have invited them to a meeting with leaders of our communities.

“We don’t want Bororo Fulani herders who will slaughter our people. And that is why we are calling on our governor to help us.”

He added that many of the residents could not sleep as they all kept vigil till day break in a move to ward off the evicted Bororo herders from Alabata in Odeda, Ogun state.

madridguy:
One of my greatest fear of Nigeria today is our media outlets.
Hope the regulatory body take a bold step and do the needful before they set the country on fire.

I don't have money to take passport photograph not to talk of international passport to travel should be incase.

God help Nigeria

madridguy:
One of my greatest fear of Nigeria today is our media outlets.
Hope the regulatory body take a bold step and do the needful before they set the country on fire.

I don't have money to take passport photograph not to talk of international passport to travel should be incase.

God help Nigeria

Herdsmenson:
so the media outlet shouldn't report bad news?

madridguy:
One of my greatest fear of Nigeria today is our media outlets.
Hope the regulatory body take a bold step and do the needful before they set the country on fire.

I don't have money to take passport photograph not to talk of international passport to travel should be incase.

God help Nigeria

AkeNathan:
This hate speech against Fulanis won't stop until Buhari;

1. Tackles the banditry perpetrated by the bad eggs amongst them.

2. Constitutionally stops them from carrying illegally possessed arms around.

3. Cancels the RUGA plan across Nigeria.

I'm sure that then the insecurity and suspicions towards the Fulanin as a tribe will cease.

sebali:


The government via nepotism allowed this hate to spread as they refused to tackle the situation because the Fulanise were demi gods to this government. Now nobody trust the government or the herdsmen anymore, so whether they are guilty or not nobody cares. The only thing on most Southerners mind is leave us, take your cattles as far away from the south as possible

madridguy:
Continue to hide under new monikers to spew trash, when the matter set fully, we all we suffer it.

tyup:


let's all suffer it the surviving ones will tell the tales to the children and generations unborn how we conquered the killer herdsmen

if you're fearful which is a common thing among afonjas now is the best time to relocate to your god damned village

madridguy:
One of my greatest fear of Nigeria today is our media outlets.
Hope the regulatory body take a bold step and do the needful before they set the country on fire.

I don't have money to take passport photograph not to talk of international passport to travel should be incase.

God help Nigeria

sunsewa16:


What is wrong with media on this report, that Fulani herdsmen has taken over Lagos- benin Rd, and other towns and villiages within that axis is no more a new news,this ur buharism has gone far even to the detriment of ur life.

gaetano:
Nigeria is such a useless country.

madridguy:
Believe me the media are behind most of the things we are seeing. The media jumped to conclusion without the police statement. Though PMB has a leader has is own flaws but the media are not helping the situation. Every situation is reported has fulani this and that.

johnmartus:
Bororo are dreadful group .

Isinweke:


You're not Hausa, be proud of your minority ethnic group in Bauchi