How 29,000 Yoruba Lives Were Lost To Herdsmen Violence — Akintoye

How 29,000 Yoruba Lives Were Lost To Herdsmen Violence — Akintoye ....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

**IBADAN—** Professor Banji Akintoye, the National Leader of the Yoruba Self-Determination Movement, has intensified his call for the Yoruba nation’s separation from Nigeria. He urged South West governors and traditional rulers to designate September 23 as Yoruba Unity Day……CONTINUE READING 

In a statement marking the anniversary of Yoruba Unity Day, Akintoye alleged that suspected Fulani bandits have killed approximately 29,000 Yoruba people, alongside widespread acts of rape and other atrocities. He emphasized that, given the ongoing threats to life and the destruction of farmland, the only viable option is to establish an independent Yoruba nation.

“The only sustainable solution to this horrific situation is to separate our Yoruba nation from Nigeria, creating a country where we can exercise our sovereignty to ensure the security of our land and people, and where we can manage our economy as we see fit,” he stated.

Akintoye noted that Yoruba Unity Day is being celebrated in places like Ile Ife and Ibadan. He lamented the violence in rural areas, stating, “In our homeland’s rural communities, where most of our people live, Fulani groups are intent on seizing land for their own settlement. They are daily killing our people, with an estimated 29,000 lives lost, while also committing rapes, kidnappings, and extortion, and destroying farms and villages.”

He called upon South West governors and traditional leaders to officially recognize Yoruba Unity Day as a public holiday, urging, “Obas, as the fathers of our nation, should promote this day in their Councils of Obas across all Yoruba States. I implore our Governors to adopt this unity day during their meetings.”

Akintoye invited fellow Yoruba people to join him in the struggle for self-determination, stating, “We are fervently advocating for the separation of our Yoruba nation from Nigeria. Our understanding of the Nigerian situation is not self-serving or emotional; it is grounded in intellect and realism, accepted by at least 80 percent of our Yoruba population both at home and abroad. There are valid reasons to be concerned that the Nigerian situation could lead to the destruction of our Yoruba nation.”

Regarding the creation of the security outfit Amotekun, he remarked, “There was some hope when our Governors established Amotekun a few years ago to combat the Fulani incursions, but the Federal Government, controlled by Fulani interests, has effectively rendered Amotekun impotent. The audacity of Fulani terrorists in committing crimes and acts of barbarism is on the rise.”