Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, widely known as Sunday Igboho, has issued a desperate plea to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu following a deadly attack in his hometown. The activist reported that suspected Fulani herdsmen killed three local farmers in Igboho, located in the Orelope Local Government Area of Oyo State.
Details of the Deadly Farm Attack
The tragic incident occurred in the Oke-Ogun region of the state. The victims have been identified as Ojeniyi Ojebayo, Aderoju Mukaila, and Olawuwo Saka. According to reports, the farmers were attacked after they resisted herders whose cattle were destroying their crops. The men were reportedly hacked by the assailants.
After the assault, the victims were rushed to a hospital for emergency treatment. However, they succumbed to their injuries despite efforts by medical personnel to save their lives, as confirmed by sources.
Igboho's Urgent Call to the Federal Government
In a statement directed to journalists, Sunday Igboho condemned the attack in strong terms. He called on President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Government to take immediate and decisive action to address the escalating insecurity in rural communities across Southwest Nigeria.
Igboho issued a stark warning, stating that failure by the authorities to intervene could trigger a wider conflict and widespread chaos that might otherwise be avoided. His appeal underscores the growing tension and fear in agrarian communities grappling with farmer-herder clashes.
Context: Igboho's Recent Engagements and Denials
This fresh alarm comes less than a month after the activist publicly denied allegations that he received a sum of N50 billion from the Federal Government to halt his agitation for a Yoruba nation. Igboho made the denial during a live video session with popular Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola Badmus (Portable).
Portable had initially accused Igboho of collecting the money, but later recanted, claiming he was merely repeating information he saw on blogs. This episode adds another layer to Igboho's complex relationship with national authorities.
Earlier, in July, Igboho had called on the government to remove his name from its wanted list. During a visit to the palace of the Olugbon of Orile Igbon, Oba Francis Alao, he sought royal support for his full reintegration into the country. He expressed frustration at not being able to move freely in his homeland, maintained his innocence of any crimes, and revealed threats to his life.
He further lamented difficulties in obtaining a Nigerian passport in Germany, where he was allegedly informed that the Nigerian government had listed him as wanted.
