By our reporter| Sunday Igboho, the notorious Yoruba activist who is waging a war against Fulani herdsmen in Yorubaland on Wednesday said the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, disappointed the Yoruba people when he visited President Muhammadu Buhari recently and failed to convey the pains and displeasure of the Yoruba people over the havoc being caused by Fulani herdsmen in the South-West region.
Igboho who stated this at a virtual ‘Townhall With Yoruba In Diaspora’, also alleged that some politicians were behind Ooni’s latest move, insisting that the Ooni disappointed the Yoruba people by not speaking against the killer herdsmen in the region when he met with the President.
“The monarchs are now afraid but we must keep praying for them to be united with one voice. They should not be afraid of arrest at their age. Some of them don’t even grant audience at their palaces any longer. So, everything is now in God’s hands, the man behind the quit notice to the Fulani in Yoruba land said.
“When Ooni met with Buhari over the herdsmen issue, Ooni should have told Buhari the truth but he did not. When Ooni returned, he started tackling me to leave the remaining task to the government to finish. You can imagine that kind of talk?
“Alaafin of Oyo has asked me to meet him over the matter. Alaafin should have been the one invited to meet Buhari but since the Ooni was invited, he should be bold to tell the President the whole truth and make the demands of the Yoruba people known to the President.”
“The Ooni disappointed himself. Some politicians are behind Ooni’s latest move. He invited me to his palace but I refused to go. I would have gone if he had represented us well but he did not. I won’t honour any monarch who does not cooperate with me. Enough is enough, the Fulani have done enough.”
Alabingo.com had recently reported that Ighoho gave the Fulani seven days to quit Oyo state following the rising cases of rape, kidnapping, and rape allegedly being committed by the herdsmen in the Ibarapa area of the state.
The Ooni, after meeting with President Buhari, however, urged Igboho not to take laws into his hands but allow the constituted authorities including the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to take charge and handle the matter.
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