The Arewa Consultative Forum has decried the violence against Fulani communities and herders in Oyo State which led to the burning of the houses and property of the Seriki Fulani, Alhaji Saliu Abdulkadir, warning that this was how the 1966 Civil War gathered momentum. The ACF National Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Yawe, in an interview with SaharaReporters, noted that it was a “dangerous trend” and not good for the existence of the country while calling for restraint on all sides. The settlement of the Seriki Fulani in Oyo State, Abdulkadir, had been allegedly set on fire by aggrieved youths on Friday…
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There is a tension in the Ketu speaking villages in the Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State after soldiers escorted herdsmen to graze in the communities, and brutalised some residents in defence of the herders. The soldiers’ action has forced traditional rulers and monarchs in the affected communities to write a save-our-soul petition to the Nigerian Army authorities demanding protection from the harassment of soldiers and herdsmen. According to The Nation, one of the victims is Seye Mulero, who was severely injured in Ubeku village in Yewa North and is currently receiving medical treatment. The herdsmen, who had…
Violence erupted in Igangan in the Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State on Friday when a popular Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, reportedly stormed the Fulani settlement in the town to eject the Seriki Fulani, Salihu Abdukadir, and some other herdsmen accused of fuelling security problems in the area. Unconfirmed reports claimed that some persons were killed while properties worth several millions of naira were set ablaze during the clash which occurred in the evening. Although Igboho could not be reached as calls to his telephone line indicated that he was out of…
Baring any last-minute unusual intervention, strike is looming at Water Corporation of Oyo State following the expiration of a 72-hour ultimatum given to the Oyo State Government by the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical And Recreational Service Employees (AUPCTRE) over outstanding deductions, shortage of workers and other issues. The union, had on January 20, 2021 written a letter to Governor Seyi Makinde through the Office of the Secretary to the State Government. The letter which was sigted by journalists on Friday shows that it was acknowledged by the office of SSG on the same day. The union…
Ekiti State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, on Friday, arrested four suspected kidnappers in Eda Oniyo, Ilejemeje local government area of the State. The Amotekun corps commander, Brigadier General Joe Komolafe (retd) while speaking with newsmen on Friday said the four suspects were coming from Sokoto into the state. He gave the names of the suspects as Abubakar Sule, Sheu Usman, Abubakar Babangida and Sheu Mamuda. He explained that during the routine patrol of the personnel, the four suspects who were said to be herders were intercepted and arrested on motorcycle around 9 am on Friday. Komolafe added that…
No fewer than four suspected kidnappers were feared killed when men of the Nigerian Army attacked them along Owo – Ifon Expressway , Ondo State on Friday. The soldiers who were said to be on patrol along the expressway were reportedly rammed into the kidnappers who had barricaded the road while attempting to abduct some travellers . It was gathered that the hoodlums had already kidnapped some victims when the soldiers got to the scene . A source said , “On sighting the soldiers, the hoodlums opened fire on them and the soldiers responded and killed four of the hoodlums…
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has admonished the new Commissioner of Police deployed to the state, Ngozi Onadeko to treat as criminals those creating ethnic tension in the state. Makinde made this charge on Friday when the new Commissioner of Police paid him a courtesy visit at the Governor’s office, Agodi, Secretariat, Ibadan. The Governor insists that the Hausa- Fulani ethnic group residing in the state are not the government’s target but hoodlums, bandits irrespective of their tribes and religion. He said those stoking ethnic tension are criminals should be arrested and treated as criminals. Makinde emphasized that security…
Oyo State Government has expressed its readiness to partner with Saki West Local Government, Were LCDA and Asabari LCDA on allocation of Land at the Saki Government Reserved Areas. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development , Tpl. Ademola Ajibola while on an official visit to Government Reserved Areas (G.R.As) at OYSADEP, Komi and Temple Area all in Saki, said the State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde wanted developmental projects to commence at the local government areas, which called for the need to develop the G.R.As. He noted that the three local council areas wrote the Ministry about…
Officers of the Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA) yesterday paid a courtesy visit to the Babaloja General of Ibadanland, Alhaji Y.K. Abass to discuss extensively on how best he could use his good office to dissuade traders perpetually selling goods and commodities on the road corridors across Ibadan metropolis especially in areas such as Alakia interchange, Gbagi road, Molete, Challenge, Mokola, Beere and other flashpoints. The Officers acting at the instance of the Executive Chairman of the Authority, Mogaji (Dr.) Akin Fagbemi emphasized the dangers attached to road-side trading not only to the individual traders who are automatically…
The Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA) is partnering the Management of Ilaji Hotels & Sport Resorts, Akanran, Ibadan to tackle the perennial traffic gridlock experienced in major parts of Ona-Ara Local Government Area of the State. This was disclosed by the Executive Chairman of the Authority, Mogaji (Dr.) Akin Fagbemi after a meeting with the Chief Executive Officer of the Resort, Engr. Dotun Sanusi and the Caretaker Chairman, Ona-Ara Local Government Area Alhaji Musbau Sanusi Adesina. Dr. Fagbemi who was represented at the meeting by a delegation of OYRTMA Officers and Men led by the Ona-Ara Area Commander,…