Ogun Towns Now Flooded By Fulani Herdsmen As Sunday Igboho Vows To Storm Abeokuta To Flush Them Out

There is palpable fear and trepidation across many towns and villages in Ogun State over the influx of throngs of Fulani herdsmen ostensibly fleeing from the Ibarapa axis of Oyo State following last Friday’s onslaught launched by Yoruba freedom fighter, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday Igboho.

The Ogun territory particularly locations in and around Abeokuta, Obada, Adigbe, Akinale, Ewekoro and Ogere are currently flooded with some suspected Fulani herders, alongside several hundreds of cows grazing around farmlands and bushes, to the deep consternation of residents.

Although, the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun’s deafening silence on the ongoing trend, has been a big surprise, not a few traditional rulers and prominent personalities have openly raised alarm that Ogun might soon become the new battleground of Herders/Farmers clashes.

However, late on Wednesday evening, the residents widespread apprehension and fear over the ubiquitous presence of herdsmen in the state have given way to excitement and jubilation with information flying round that activist Sunday Igboho might storm Abeokuta this weekend to flush out unwanted strangers.

In a video which has already gone viral, Igboho has vowed to repeat last Friday’s exploit at Igangan, during which the popular Seriki Fulani of Oyo State, Alhaji Saliu Abdulkadir was challenged and dislodged from the Ibarapa forests with his teeming supporters

Igboho said in the video: “By the special grace of God, I am storming Ogun State. Ogun is where I am coming next. I want all the Fulani herdsmen that have fled for refuge in the state to get ready for me because I am coming to flush them out immediately. They should leave Yoruba territory.”

Earlier this morning, notable monarch and erstwhile veteran journalist, the Towulade of Akinale of Owu Kingdom, near Abeokuta, Oba Femi Ogunleye has cried out that herdsmen in their hundreds have invaded his community.

The development has compelled the monarch to promptly despatched letters to the Governor as well as the Commissioner of Police over the shocking development, in view of the ongoing crisis arising from alleged kidnapping, maiming and killings of innocent indigenes of Ibarapa in Oyo State, a neighbouring of Ogun State.

Oba Olufemi Ogunleye

Oba Ogunleye, while calling for police protection in his community and environs narrated his experience on sighting the strange faces in his domain, tasked the security agencies to do something concrete before things get out of hands

The monarch expressed sadness and lamented that Nigeria can get to such a retrogressive state that a horde of wanderers could invade peaceful settlements, with several heads of cattle, and become fully resident in someone else’s farm with the cattle harvesting other peoples sweat.

Ogun Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun

Oba Ogunleye stressed: ‘It is sad and wicked. Every effort made by our farmers to drive the Fulanis away is being rebuffed with threats of death.

“My report to the CP is aimed at seeking urgent attention to help dislodge these strange elements from our domain and evolve a check and balance strategy to prevent crime in our community.”