Incessant herdsmen attacks embarrassing – Ekiti Speaker
Two people were killed in the attack and three others injured.
Oluwawole, in a statement by his Special
Assistant,Stephen Gbadamosi, at the weekend, lamented that
carrying out unprovoked attack on members of a law-abiding community
portended grave danger for the nation’s already fragile security setup.
“A couple of months ago, the House of
Assembly received a petition from some leaders of the Oke Ako/Irele
communities about activities of some foreigners who settled with them in
illegal felling of trees. The swift action of the House over the matter
prevented breakdown of law and order.
“Now, it is Fulani herdsmen that have
invaded the communities to massacre their supposed hosts. Much as the
people of Ekiti State remain friendly and receptive to visitors, we
shall not condone unnecessary trampling on the rights of our people,”
the Speaker said.
Oluwawole, however, appealed to members
of the affected community and the state in general to remain
law-abiding, as government would do all within its power to get to the
root of the matter and prevent a repeat of such attack.
“I wish to appeal to the people not to
attempt to take laws into their hands, as the government will do
everything possible to get to the root of the matter.
“The legislature is liaising with the
state government to come up with a firm action that will prevent the
reoccurrence of such evil in the future. We, as a people, are ready to
co-habit with our visitors, but we will not allow unscrupulous elements
and criminals to take advantage of that to truncate the peace in our
land.
“While I, on behalf of the House of
Assembly, commiserate with families of the affected, we are again
calling on the Federal Government to take a decisive stand on the
mindless killings being perpetrated by the herdsmen,” he added.
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