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Quit Order: We’ll Take The Next Step Today – Akeredolu

The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has said the state government will take ‘the next step’ in line with the quit notice issued to the herders in Ondo forest reserves. The governor had also banned night grazing and outlawed underage herders as part of his administration’s effort to stop kidnapping in the state. The Senior Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Alhaji Jimoh Dojumo said the state government “will wait for the expiration of the seven-day ultimatum handed down to the herdsmen occupying the forest reserves before it will know the next step.” SaharaReporters gathered the South West States’ governors would meet (today). There has been an uproar following the quit orders given to Fulani herders by governor Akeredolu and a youth leader in Oyo State, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known Sunday Igboho. Igboho was indicted in the recent attack on Fulani communities at Iganga, Ibarapa LGA of Oyo state. Politics News AddThis :  Original Author : 

Akeredolu’s Order For Fulani To Leave Ondo Forest Is Constitutional, Falana Says

Femi Falana, SAN. Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), says the order by the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, that herdsmen should leave forest reserves within seven days is legal. In a statement on Sunday, Falana said the order was in tandem with Section 42 (1) (e) and (g) of the Forestry Law of Ondo State which provided that whoever in any forest reserve, except with authority in writing of the prescribed officer, digs, cuts, turns or cultivates the soil or makes a farm or plantation; pastures cattle or permits cattle to trespass or trespasses in any part of forest reserves in which trespass shall be prohibited by an order of the governor. Femi Falana, SAN. The human rights lawyer said the Presidency ought to have studied the law properly before issuing a statement last week to condemn Akeredeolu. “Without addressing the relevant provisions of the Forestry Law or reaching out to Governor Akeredolu, the Presidency rushed to the media to challenge the directive o

Oyo Crisis: Fulani Leaders Beg For Forgiveness, Pledges Peaceful Co-existence

Two Fulani leaders, the Seriki Fulani of Igbo Ora, Alhaji Idris Abubakar, and the Seriki Fulani of Eruwa, Alhaji Sule Mohammed, have solicited for forgiveness, assuring the people of Oyo State that they would facilitate peaceful coexistence in Ibarapaland. Recall that there was violence at Igangan on Friday when a popular Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, well known as Sunday Igboho, alongside his followers, stormed the Fulani settlement in the ancient town to eject Seriki Fulani, Salihu Abdukadir, and herdsmen accused of perpetrating crimes ranging from kidnappings, killings, rape to invasion of farmlands with their cattle. Punchng The community leaders spoke during a visit of the state government delegation to the town on Sunday. At the meeting, residents of Igangan in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State recounted their ordeals in the hands of Fulani herdsmen. The community also presented to the delegation, pictures and other evidence of ransoms paid to the herdsmen. They

Residents Lament As Policemen, Hoodlums Damage Ogun Community Road

Residents of Feru community in the Ado-Odo Local Government Area of Ogun State have bemoaned the actions of some officers of the Nigeria Police Force who escorted some thugs and land grabbers to damage the road connecting the community to town. The residents were left bewildered when some hoodlums used heavy construction equipment to damage the road linking the community to Itele, Idi-Iroko, Atan and other major economic hubs of the state, in the presence of some heavily armed policemen. According to the residents, the policemen are attached to the Itele and Sango-Ota police divisions. The residents said the road was constructed by one Alhaji Gbenga Ibuoye of Gbenga Ibuoye Nigeria Limited in 2019 after his company was granted the licence to operate a small scale mining site in Feru. They lamented that the destruction of the road will not only hamper economic activities in the community but also make them vulnerable to attacks by gunmen. The local head (Baale) of Lafenwa, I

Buhari Hasn’t Done Anything For Us Other Than Create Enemies For Herdsmen – Miyetti Allah

Saleh Alhassan The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore herdsmen group has said President Muhammadu Buhari has failed to do anything to improve the conditions of the herdsmen other than create enemies for them. The National Secretary of the group, Saleh Alhassan, said this in an interview with The PUNCH, adding that herdsmen were being marginalised in the country under the leadership of President Buhari. Saleh Alhassan ChannelsTV He noted that it was wrong to link herders to President Buhari, saying herders had been more marginalised under the administration of President Buhari. He said, “We don’t support crime. So, I’m not saying there are no Fulani that are criminals, there are, like other tribes, but don’t destroy their profession. It’s not good for the country. If everything bursts, it’s to the advantage of the herders because we are not even enjoying the federation. “We are even bidding for the restructuring of the country; let every part go, so we can say this is where we are.