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WAR EDGES: DON'T BLAME US WHEN WE STRIKE BACK- GANI ADAMS
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Afnews Editor
Jul 13, 2019
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, on Saturday,
said that Yoruba were not bereft of ideas of how to stop herdsmen attacks in
the South West.
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He sais this while reacting to the death of Mrs Funke
Olakunrin, daughter of the leader of pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group,
Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, who was killed on Friday along Ondo-Ore road.
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In a statement issued by his Media Assistant, Kehinde
Aderemi, and obtained by our correspondent in Abuja, Adams said, "We only want
the whole world to know what has been done and being done to our people. They
should be aware of the actions that preceded our reaction when it eventually
comes. We are not bereft of ideas of how to stop this criminality on our land.
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"It is just so that we should not be blamed when the
reaction comes. We are like the proverbial goat that is being chased. When it
gets to the wall, it will certainly react. We are at that stage now."
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While describing the atrocities of Fulani herdsmen as many,
Adams, who is the leader of the Oodua Peoples Congress warned that "Yoruba
people are not paper tigers and dogs who can only bark without biting."
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The Aare said the Yoruba race had met over a period of three
weeks on the security challenges facing the geopolitical zone and called on
governors of the South West states to ensure the conclusion of the Security
Summit process.
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He equally charged all traditional rulers to take bold steps
to stamp out killings by Fulani herdsmen in their domains.
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Adams charged the monarchs that there should be a process of
identifying visitors or new settlers in every community.
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He said that the leader of the visitors or settlers must be
known to the traditional rulers.
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He commiserated with Pa Fasoranti, praying God to comfort
him and his entire household.
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"Papa, these are trying times but it is certain justice will
come", he stated.
