Sunday Igboho Issues Fresh Eviction Notice To Criminal Herdsmen

The Igboho-born acclaimed warlord, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has issued a fresh eviction notice to criminal herders who continue to kidnap and rob people in the South West region .

The activist’s spokesperson, Olayomi Koiki, released an audio message warning the herders to leave immediately.

In the audio message, Koiki, who spoke in Yoruba said: “On July 15, 2024, all the people living in Oke Ogun, living inside the bushes there, who are kidnappers and are killing the people, are immediately ordered to leave now. Sunday Igboho said he would continue his work at Oke-Ogun, in Kishi and all communities that made up Oke-Ogun. He said he would touch all those places remaining.

“All armed herdsmen should leave the bush in Oke-Ogun. The forest does not belong to you. The land belongs to us.”

He added that he is also waiting for the Obas in other parts of Yoruba land to speak up if they are witnessing attacks from armed herdsmen in their domains.”

As claimed in the audio, Igboho made it clear that he is not fighting any governor but he’s ready to show the herders troubling his people out of the zone.

He added that his men would comb all the forests presently occupied by herders across the Yoruba lands after getting permission from kings in Ondo, Ogun, Ekiti, and Osun.

He said his men “are currently working on how to storm the forests in Oke Ogun land in Oyo and warned all armed herdsmen living there to vacate immediately”.

The notice may have been prompted by the cries of the people from the Oke Ogun area of Oyo, who have experienced kidnapping, killing, and prevention from farming due to the herders’ activities.

This is not the first time Sunday Igboho has issued such a notice. Previously, he had issued a similar eviction notice to Fulani herders during President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure, which led to his detention in Benin Republic for about three years.

The fresh eviction notice has sparked concerns about the ongoing tensions between herders and local communities in the South West. The situation remains volatile, with many calling for urgent action to address the security challenges in the region.