‘Other governors will emulate Fayose, and ban Fulani herdsmen’

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has enjoined other governors across the Nigerian states to take a cue from him and ban cattle grazing in their states following the multiple gruesome killings attributed to the nomadic Fulani herdsmen.

While speaking on RAVE FM, in Osogbo, Lere Olayinka, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communication and New Media on behalf of the governor said the Fulani herdsmen were becoming a new kind of insurgency like Boko Haram and it was therefore imperative to nip their activities in the bud before it becomes a full blown problem.

Fayose had banned cattle grazing in his state on Monday 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.

The governor’s aide faulted President Muhammadu Buhari for not protecting Nigerians whom he swore to keep safe from the incessant attacks from his kinsmen- the violent herdsmen.

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.”

Most of the citizens who called in on the programme were staunchly in support of Fayose’s stance calling on other governors especially those in the South to emulate him.

One of the callers, Femi Adetunji, commended Fayose for taking the step, saying this would stop his people from being constantly terrorised by the herdsmen.

Some callers admitted they had never agreed with Fayose on any issue before but they were solidly behind him on the issue of this ban, tagging it as the best policy.

Leave a reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

cool good eh love2 cute confused notgood numb disgusting fail