The Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams has condemned Sheik Gumi over his visit to Igboho town, Orelope Local Government Area of Oyo State.
Igboho is the hometown of Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho.
A statement signed by Adams and stakeholders of the Southwest Security Stakeholders Group(SSSG) warned bandits and other bad elements to steer clear of the southwest region or face the wrath of the group.
Rising from an emergency meeting, held at Omole Phase 2, Ikeja on Friday, Adams and the secretary of the group, Alhaji Owolabi Amusat, said there are reports that bandits have perfected their plans to strike in southwest.
The statement reads, “In recent times, bandits have variously attacked the North East, North West and North Central, leaving in its wake disturbing scenes of terror, killings and destruction that are capable of destroying the sanctity of Nigeria.
“On this note,the southwest Security Stakeholders Group has considered it necessary to beef up the security operations in our region,and we charge the police and all other security outfits, across the region to remain vigilant in ensuring that the region is safe. Any attempt to invade the southwest will bring about both economic and political doom.”
The group also condemned Shehu Gumi’s visit to Igboho town, saying the visit was an attempt to mock and undermine the efforts of the Yoruba activists and freedom fighters.
The group stated further that the Islamic cleric’s body language, utterances and that of Usman Yusuff in Igboho town truly showed that he was behind the DSS attack on Igboho’s Soka home, and that part of the Yoruba territories have been conquered.
“Sheu Gumi is a Nigerian, he has a right to visit any part of the country, but it shouldn’t be to the extent of being deliberately attacking Igboho’s ideology in his hometown.
“Such attempt is provocative, and can lead to crisis at it is in part of the North. That was why it elicited various reactions. Gumi’s ideas are always at variance with the present reality in the country and I think it is better for him to desist from fanning the embers of discord in the country and the southwest in particular”,
“SSSG is driven by the calls to ensure effective security across the southwest. We are also keen on regionalism where each region will control the security architecture of their respective region.If Nigeria didn’t return to or go back to regionalism based on the true Federalism that we have in the past, there may be crisis and nobody should blame those agitating for self determination,” the statement said.
