A Royal family member in the Eggua community of Ogun State, Prince Olu Abiola, has explained how some of the victims of attacks by killer Fulani herders in the area escaped to the neighbouring Benin Republic.
He disclosed this to SaharaReporters on Tuesday while reacting to a statement by the Ogun State Government that only Beninoise living in Nigeria fled to the Benin Republic during those attacks.
“Some people really ran away for their lives because, at that period, those areas were not safe for them to reside. The Fulani herders laid ambush consistently to the extent that many people could not sleep in their houses. So this forced them to escape to other neighbouring towns in Nigeria as well as in Benin Republic," he said.
Abiola, who was the previous Chairman of Yewa North Local Government Area, clarified that there are citizens of Ogun communities living close to the border Nigeria stocks with Benin Republic.
He said such lets in for smooth get entry to of humans in such Ogun groups to Benin Republic, including that the similar cultures of the two peoples make it clean.
“You understand that Benin Republic may be very close to us. We do this stuff in commonplace so elements of Eegelu are in Nigeria and additionally within the Benin Republic. So, if there's a crisis in Nigeria, these humans can without difficulty flee to Benin,” he added.
He went further to talk approximately the incident in correlation with sharing palliatives to woo people again to the usa, “To solution that query trustworthy, I notion you listened to Hon. Kayode Oladele, the Committee Chairman on Peace-preserving in Ogun West. They are nevertheless running and going spherical now, distributing palliatives to the affected victims. And earlier than Friday, he may be inside the Ketu axis of Ogun State in which Eggua falls into.
“For the past weeks now, we've not visible them even inside Yewa. The hassle of insecurity goes down little by little, and we pray it's far sustained. "
In his reactions to the blockade of meals gadgets from the North to the South-Western States, the prince said Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has progressive agricultural reforms that other South-West governors ought to imbibe to deal with the meals crisis within the South-West states.
“Really, I commend the efforts of Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on the agricultural revolution in the country. He has been attempting. He’s encouraging farmers with incentives and different farm reforms. Even in the Eggua axis here, there may be sufficient land for people to farm and after they display hobby, he supports. Our former President Olusegun Obasanjo also has a rice farm right here in Eggua.
“I will simply say that they ought to emulate his and invent their personal agricultural reforms in an effort to inspire and assist humans to farm. Even, speaking approximately cattle rearing, we've uncultivated lands in the South-West that can be used as ranches that may be enough to rear the cattle that we will eat, so I don’t see a massive deal in this threat. We may have farm settlements to cope with all farming and agricultural challenges, desirable lands.”
“I will just say that they ought to emulate his and invent their own agricultural reforms a good way to encourage and assist humans to farm. Even, talking approximately farm animals rearing, we have uncultivated lands within the South-West that may be used as ranches that can be enough to rear the livestock that we can consume, so I don’t see a big deal in this risk. We can have farm settlements to address all farming and agricultural demanding situations, right lands.”
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