Amotekun: Ibarapa is peaceful — a tour of the area will remove all doubts

The Oyo state chapter of the Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun, says residents are now living peacefully in Ibarapa axis of the state.

Olayinka Olayanju, the state commandant of Amotekun, said in a statement on Monday that residents of the area are going about their business without fear of any attack.

Olayanju said he will volunteer to lead anyone who is interested in taking a tour of parts of the crisis-affected areas to remove doubts on the security situation.

“Anyone desirous of finding out the truth about the security situation in Ibarapaland contrary to the video/ audio being circulated in various forum can key into this opportunity,” Olayanju said.

“I will personally provide escorts to and from Ibadan to Igangan general areas anytime this week. You can organise yourselves and inform me if you are interested in finding out the true position of things in Ibarapaland. I will be ready to move, just give me 10hrs headstart.

There was crisis in some parts of Ibarapa in January after Sunday Adeyemo, youth leader better known as Sunday Igboho asked Fulani herdsmen in Ibarapa to vacate the area over allegations of killing and kidnapping for ransom of Yoruba indigenes.

The security situation was compromised after some youths took to burning and destroying property of residents, including those of the Fulani.

The state government had deployed 200 Amotekun corps to restore normalcy in the area.

Olayanju said no incident has been recorded aside the reported killing of a Fulani man in Eruwa on Saturday.

He added that security operatives are already working to bring the culprits to justice.

“I am in Aiyete and I’ve been moving around Ibarapaland freely. No one has reported any adverse security issue to me apart from isolated case involving a Fulani man said to have been killed in his house in a remote village around Eruwa in Ibarapa East on Saturday, by yet to be identified assailants. No security challenges observed in Ibarapa Central and North contrary to rumours been peddled,” he said.

“We are fully on the trail of those responsible for the said murder in conjunction with other security agencies and we assure all that the attackers and their motives will soon be uncovered.”