Oyo Herdsmen Crisis – Makinde, IG Team, Monarchs Meet Today
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu and traditional rulers in the state will visit Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of the state today to deliberate on how to restore peace to Ibarapa land. The Deputy Chairman, Oyo State Council of Obas, said this on Saturday, the meeting was organised primarily to ensure that peace returned to the area. Violence had erupted in Igangan, Ibarapa, on Friday when Sunday Adeyemo alias Sunday Igboho, alongside his followers stormed the Fulani settlement in ancient town to eject Seriki Fulani, Salihu Abdulkadir, and herdsmen accused of perpetrating crimes ranging from kidnappings, killings, rape to invasion of farmlands with their cattle. The monarch said a team of the state government would represent the governor while a team from the office of the IGP would stand in for Adamu, noting that the Commissioner of Police in the state, would be present at the meeting.
On the storming of Ibarapa land by Igboho and his loyalists, the IG, Adamu, had reportedly ordered the state police commissioner to arrest Igboho. But the Odua Peoples Congress, New Era, described the arrest order as an unfortunate directive by the Federal Government. Reacting to the quit notice on Friday, Governor Seyi Makinde, had ordered the arrest of those formenting trouble under the guise of protecting the interest of the people.
