The activist’s spokesperson, Olayomi
Koiki, warned the herders to leave immediately in an audio message recorded in
Yoruba.
Koiki said: "On July 15, 2024,
all the people living in Oke Ogun, living inside the bushes there, who are
kidnappers and are killing the people, are immediately ordered to leave now.
"Sunday Igboho said he would
continue his work at Oke-Ogun, in Kishi and all communities that made up
Oke-Ogun. He said he would touch all those places remaining.
"All armed herdsmen should leave
the bush in Oke-Ogun. The forest does not belong to you. The land belongs to
us."
He added that he is also waiting for
the Obas in other parts of Yoruba land to speak up if they are witnessing
attacks from armed herdsmen in their domains.
It was stated in the audio that
Igboho has made it clear that he is not fighting any governor but he’s ready to
show the herders troubling his people out of the zone.
He added that his men would comb all
the forests presently occupied by herders across the Yoruba lands after getting
permission from kings in Ondo, Ogun, Ekiti, and Osun.
He said his men "are currently
working on how to storm the forests in Oke Ogun land in Oyo and warned all
armed herdsmen living there to vacate immediately."
The notice comes after eople from the
Oke Ogun area of Oyo cried out that they have been experiencing kidnapping,
killing, and prevention from farming due to the herders’ activities.
This is not the first time Sunday
Igboho has issued such a notice.
He previously issued a similar eviction
notice to Fulani herders during President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure, which led
to his detention in Benin Republic.
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