Herdsmen Planning To Attack Ekiti – Fayose Cries Out

Governor Ayodele Fayose

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said that the herdsmen are planning to launch attacks in the state.

The governor said in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday that the herdsmen had taken over the state’s forest reserves and were using the forest as cover to unleash mayhem on the state.

Mr. Fayose had earlier condemned the herdsmen’s killing in Benue and had described it as terrorism, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to declare the herdsmen as terrorists.

He said the Fulani herdsmen called “Bororo” were making furtive moves in the outskirt of Ekiti with the aim to maim his people and sabotage his anti-open grazing law.

“I have received letters that the Bororos have entered our reserves they want to violate our laws. I want to call on the attention of the federal government that they have come and want to kill men and kids and women in Ekiti,” he said.

Naija News gathered that the governor subsequently held a meeting with all local hunters from the 16 local government areas of the state, urging them to be on guard.

“If you have charms, don’t forget to use it and make them sleep off, because your people must not be killed,” he told the hunters.

“We will not allow that to happen. I want you all the hunters to go back today to protect your people. Be vigilant, open your eyes, make sure everyone entering our state is screened.

“No one in the guise of grazing should enter our land after 8 p.m. For our brothers who harbour criminals, tell them Ekiti is a no go area.

“If your plan is to make this state ungovernable, you are wasting your time. I have called this meeting for everyone to be vigilant. I will begin to support you now to secure Ekiti.”

Fayose, however, charged the hunters not to take the law into their hands in their bid to protect the people, adding that he would be holding monthly meetings with them.

“I also learnt that ‘they’ want to come and be arresting people for no reasons. They would meet God’s hand in it. My hunters, you know Ekiti very well. Protect the state. We will be having monthly meetings,” he said.