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The controversial Ekiti state governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose has been warned against making inflammatory comments about clashes between herdsmen, farmers and their local communities. This was at the Northern Senators Forum held Wednesday, led by Senator Abdullahi Adamu. Adamu said the warning became necessary in the light of several attacks on several communities by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen.
According to him, Nigerians should be careful in order not to make the mistake of assuming that everyone who rears cattle is Fulani.
Adamu said, “A governor is a community leader. The only difference is that he has a label called governor. If you don’t mind, in recent times it started with the South-West when elder statesman Olu Falae had a very nasty experience. “It was attributed at the time to Fulani herdsmen. And at the end those people were apprehended, they were not Fulani. This thing has been going on in virtually all over the country today.”
It would be recalled that Fayose recently made a public outburst threatening to poison the fulani herdsmen through water with a brand of chemical used against fungal attacks if the herdsmen ever strike in Ekiti.
Suspected Fulani herdsmen had attacked villages in Agatu and Enugu in the past weeks, killing villagers and razing their homes.
