The Council of Obas in Ijebu-Igbo, in Ijebu North
Local Government Area of Ogun State has raised the alarm over the alleged destruction
of farmlands and the rape of women by Fulani herdsmen in the area.
The council at its inaugural meeting held at the
secretariat of the Ijebu North Local Government Area in Ijebu-Igbo on Thursday
said it had become imperative for the government to check the alleged nefarious
activities of the herdsmen in the area before it got completely out of control.
Three of the six Obas who constitute the council,
the Sopen Lukale of Oke-Sopen, Oba Mufutau Yusuf; the Kegbo of Atikori, Oba
Ibitoye Solaja and the Bejeroku of Oke Agbo, Oba Olaoye Abas as well as 21
other chiefs and prominent indigenes of the town who attended the meeting
condemned the actions of the herdsmen.
They argued that the alleged destruction of the
town’s farmlands by the herdsmen had imposed untold hardship on the people of
the community who are mainly farmers.
The monarchs also noted that the activities of the
herdsmen and their cattle posed a threat to the security of the people of the
area.
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