Aare Onakakanfo Of Yorubaland
The Oodua progressives Care Initiative (OPCI)in Kwara state, Dr. Maruff Salam Olarewaju, has given the Fulani herdsmen living within the state, one week’s ultimatum to fish out those causing insecurity among them in the interest of peace in the state.
OPCI however expresses readiness to use everything within their reach to tackle the security challenges currently facing the state.
The OPCI President in the state, Alhaji Moruff Salam Olarewaju,gave the ultimatum during a peace meeting held with the leaders of the Development Association of Nigeria and Miyetti Allah Castle Breeders Association, in kwara on Tuesday.
Dr Olarewaju, who also sounded a notice of warning to Fulani herders who have been engaging in criminal activities such as kidnapping , banditry , robbery among others to vacate the state immediately or be made to face the full wrath of law.
Expressing worried about the spate of kidnapping and other form of criminalities in the state , the OPCI leader said that one of the major objectives of OPCI since its creation in 2017 is to protect the lives and property of Yorubas .
He said: “We called for this peace meeting in order to find lasting solution to the issue of security breakdown such as kidnapping, armed robbery and all sort of criminal activities in the state.
“Over the year,Kwara had been adjudged to be the most peaceful state in Nigeria not until recently when the so called Fulani herders invaded our land and started kidnapping our people.
“It was quite unfortunate that some unscrupulous elements tried to find their way to the state through their collaborators to lunch attacks on some innocent citizens along some highways and we would not allow them to destroy our state
“We would use everything within our reach to ensure that those bad eggs among the Fulani herders are flushed out of the state.
” We are law abiding group. We are working in collaboration with the police, DSS, Civil Defence, and all other paramilitary to make sure we curb the menace of insecurity in the state.
“We want to sound a notice of warning to these Fulani herders to desist from terrorising our people and the need for the good among them to fish out the bad heads among them with one week days in the interest of peace .
He therefore urged his men to act within the armpit of law, urging them to comport themselves orderly during while on duty, saying security issue is very sensitive
He promised to work hand in hand with the OPCI to ensure the fish out those had been gaining pleasure in perpetrating the dastardly activities in the state.
