Following the attack on the farm of a former secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, some elders of Akureland on Tuesday warned the Fulani herdsmen to desist from attacking the ex-SGF farm in order not to cause a tribal crisis between the indigenes of the community and the herdsmen.
The elders also called on all security agencies in the state to protect the residents against the incessant attacks of the herdsmen so that people would not be forced to resort to self-help.
“Since his (Falae) release and the conviction of the suspects, the farm of the senior citizen has been a subject of attacks by herdsmen. Apart from killing people on his farm, neighbouring farms have been subject of attacks by these gun-wielding herdsmen.
“The recent burning of Chief Olu Falae’s plantation by these same elements calls for worry. We call on the security agencies to protect the life and property of Chief Falae.
“We are making this appeal not only because he is an Akure chief but to prevent a tribal war as the Olu of Ilu Abo’s stature transcends Akure and Yorubaland.
“We warn the herdsmen not to create an opportunity for a civil war because any further attack on Chief Olu Falae or his farm would be deemed as casus belli.”
The elders also kicked against cattle colonies in all states of the federation, proposed by the Federal Government. They declared that there was no land in the Akure kingdom for such colonies.