Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu
WORRIED by incessant killings and kidnapping of
innocent people in the Northern senatorial area of
Ondo state, the governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has
urged herdsmen and farmers to always respect the
sanctity of life and stop killing one another.
Akeredolu pleaded with them” to cultivate the
culture of reporting their grievances to security
agencies for appropriate actions, rather than taking
laws into their hands.
He spoke during a meeting with representatives of
Hausa/Fulani and traditional rulers from
Akokoland, the Northern senatorial area in Akure.
The meeting was summoned by the governor
following reported cases of clashes between
herdsmen and farmers in Akokoland.
Akeredolu who stressed that no life or tribe was
superior to the other recalled that Yoruba and
Fulani had been living peacefully as one in
State for over 200 years.
He therefore condemned recurring attacks on
farmers and kidnapping linked with suspected
Fulani herdsmen in Ondo State.
“Yoruba, Hausa/Fulani are one; they are not
superior to one another. So, let us respect the
sanctity of life. Report to the police
you are
aggrieved and let the security agencies arrest
suspects for interrogation and prosecution”.
He assured Fulani herdsmen and farmers that, with
the involvement of the police, adequate
compensation would be paid by anyone who
destroyed another man’s property be it cattle or
farms
