Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, on Sunday warned those fanning embers of war on ethic and religious grounds in the country to desist from such acts, but quickly insisted that the South-West zone would resist any attempt that could trigger crisis and disturb the peace in the region.
The Yoruba generalissimo gave the warning in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Kehinde Aderemi, in reaction to the brutal murder of Miss Samuel Deborah, a 200-level Christian student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State.
This was just as he said reports indicated that some Northern extremists had invaded the South-West, and were everywhere perfecting their insidious plans to set the zone on fire.
“There were reports of how some Northern extremists have invaded a the south west. They are everywhere perfecting their insidious plans to set the South-West on fire, but I want to state it categorically that such attempt could only trigger war because we will resist any act that is capable of fueling both ethics or religious war in the South-West.
“Three days ago, the South-West Security Stakeholders Group (SSSG) raised the alarm over the influx of non-Nigerians in the South-West. The Yoruba group expressed worry at the situation, saying those
non-Nigerians usually armed with knives, daggers and other harmful weapons, wherever they go and they are always ready to attack their victims,” he said.
Iba Adams, while giving the warning, condemned the gruesome murder of Miss Samuel Deborah, a 200-level Christian student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State.
He expressed sadness at the incident, demanding that the culprits should be apprehended and made to face the wrath of the law.
This was just as he blamed the state government for allowing such sensitive issues to degenerate to a full blown crisis, where churches and other places of worship were razed by irate youths and extremists.
Credit: Nigerian Tribune