We are now living f£ar, Fulani cry out over Sunday Igboho security outfit
Fulani residents in Oyo State and other parts of the South-West have expressed fear over the activities and rhetoric surrounding the Iru Ekun Security Network, a private security outfit established by Yoruba Nation advocate, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho.
The residents, while saying they were not opposed to genuine efforts to tackle kidnapping, banditry and other crimes in the region, raised concerns over what they described as the profiling of Fulani communities as cr!m!nal suspects.
They argued that portraying an entire ethnic group as responsible for insecurity would deepen mistrust and distract authorities from identifying the actual perpetrators of criminal activities.
A Fulani resident in Oyo State, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said members of the community were increasingly apprehensive.
“We are living in fear. When he mentioned Banni, everyone became scared. What many people fail to realise is that the Fulani have long been part and parcel of this state,” he told Daily Trust.
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