The Yoruba Socio-Cultural group, Afenifere has condemned Arewa Consultative Forum for threatening war over clashes in Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo state occasioned by the alleged inimical activities of Fulani herdsmen against indigenous Yoruba people.
Afenifere, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin, and made available to newsmen on Saturday, said “while we have gone to a great length to sue for peace and have appealed to our pained people to be law abiding even with the daily provocations of the Fulani and harassment of our people, we frown at the very arrogant and insulting ACF statement, especially their reference to the event of 1966.”
Afenifere said warned ACF to desist from fanning embers of war, stressing that it (Afenifere) would never provoke war, but never going to run from Yoruba land for anybody.
“We must make it clear to them that they cannot threaten us with a war at this stage as we will not provoke war but never are we going to run for anybody on our land,” the statement added.
Afenifere expressed shock over what it called unremorseful stance of ACF, urging the forum to call its kinsmen to other.
“We are miffed that a body like ACF that has never shown any remorse over the killing of our people can open their mouths anyhow now because there are consequences for the irresponsible actions of their people.”
“We advise them to call their criminals to order and not expect our people to sheepishly wait to be killed by those who value cow lives more than human beings.”
“We do not want a repeat of 1966 event but if there are people plotting such event again, the rain will be over their heads,” the statement concluded.