By Becky Usman

Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to suspected herders who are reportedly involved in violence and killing farmers in the Southwest of Nigeria, urging them to vacate the region. In his statement, Igboho emphasized that the region does not intend to take the law into its own hands against the herders.

While emphasizing a commitment to peaceful coexistence in Nigeria, regardless of tribal, religious, or political differences, Igboho’s ultimatum is a firm warning to those responsible for the violence.

His statement reads in part: “While we believe in peaceful coexistence in Nigeria regardless of tribe, religion, and political cleavages, we are issuing a seven-day ultimatum to herdsmen killing our people in any part of South West to vacate our communities now. This warning is very important. We are not going to take laws into our hands, but they must leave.”

Igboho expressed confidence in the ability of the federal government, under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, to ensure the safety of lives and property, particularly for farmers in Nigeria. He urged the government to prevent any actions that could further drive up food prices and disrupt the food supply chain.

He also called on the governors of Oyo and Ogun States to deploy additional security forces to areas with heightened tensions between herdsmen and farmers to restore peace.

In the interest of the nation and its agricultural communities, Igboho stressed the need for increased security presence to enable both small and large-scale farming activities and to bring an end to the killings and violence that have been occurring.