The Yoruba Unity Forum, YUF, a group of Yoruba elders have voiced out against the attacks by suspected Niger Delta militants on Yoruba land especially in Ogun and Lagos states.
The group in a statement issued by Rt. Rev Emmanuel Gbonigi (chairman) and Senator Anthony Adefuye (secretary) warned that “enough is enough”.
The statement further condemned the murderous activities perpetrated by the militants which has negatively affected lives and led to the loss of properties worth millions of naira.
The statement reads in part: “Nigeria is at,the precipice, threats of insecurity to life and property is no longer the exclusive preserve of any particular community. The peace and quiet in the South-west in the last few weeks has again come under attack in spite of the ongoing criminal activities of armed Fulani
herdsmen in the region.
“The attacks this time is coming from an unlikely foe, the Niger Delta Militants. The despicable criminality by this group against innocent citizens of Igbolomu and Ishawo areas of Ikorodu In Lagos shall not go unpunished. The South-west, people are peaceful, accommodating, hospitable, and are gratified neighbours”.
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