But do you agree that similar to your Edo State friend"s complaint no single photo of one single Fulani man or cow was shown? Why?. If you want to colonise a place ( as in French/ British colonisation) you will at least leave ONE official behind to enforce your claim. Why are these new colonisers so shy to do this? Why are natives so scared to take a hidden photo shoot? As I asked earlier why does the place has two paramount chiefs; one at the start and the other at the end of the story?
Are you aware anyone can post a fictitious name and write a fictitious story online just to make mischief?
This story as far as I am concerned has all the hall marks of a fake news and I won't lose much sleep for it.
OAA.
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From: Cornelius Hamelberg <corneliushamelberg@gmail.com>
Date: 21/12/2019 06:08 (GMT+00:00)
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Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Herdsmen Hoist Flag In Orin-Ekiti, Near Fayemi's Hometown [ Terrorism by Right Wing Fulani in Nigeria]
Baba Kadiri is not remotely suggesting that perhaps in the spirit of patriotism, he wouldn't mind if some Fulani Herdsmen grazed their cows on his private vegetable garden? In which case we are to suppose that Fulani herdsmen's annexation of any part of his Ondo State could be in violation of the Nigerian Constitution alright, but from his point of view it would not necessarily violate or contravene the golden Rule , given the amiable national spirit of "all for one, and one for all".
I am also not in accord with Toyin Adepoju's liberal use of the term "Right Wing Fulani in Nigeria" without a clear definition of what "right-wing" means in Nigeria. In my time in Nigeria, I associated "left-wing" with the venerable Mallam Aminu Kano.
I do not agree with Baba Kadiri's presumption either, that in most contexts of ill report, "herdsman" does not always imply Fulani herdsman.
I fail to see the logic of Baba Kadiri's conclusion that " No crops could have been planted on the abandoned Orin Farm Settlement for the occupying ghost-herders to destroy", apparently, based on the premise that "The Orin Farm Settlement was created by the Western Region government of yesteryears and inherited by the present day Ekiti State government. If the land, about 2,500 acres had been abandoned, it still remains the property of Ekiti State government and no one has the right to occupy it without the approval of the government."
Perchance, we could arrive at a better understanding of the situation by reading Rasaq Ibrahim's earlier report headlined " Ekiti most neglected state in Nigeria, says Afe Babalola"
On Friday, 20 December 2019 04:16:27 UTC+1, ogunlakaiye wrote:
The other time when I deployed the words, stupidity quotient (SQ) to rate the illogicality of a certain pronouncement on this forum, Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju smartly, but not cleverly, erased the word quotient and uplifted only stupidity to make it look as if I was being abusive. Every human being has a degree of stupidity quotient in him or her but unlike IQ, the lower the rate of SQ, the better for the person and his/her neighbour. The report written by one Rasaq Ibrahim from Ado Ekiti exhibits highest rate of SQ that, even if the Nation's newspaper published it for sensational and commercial reasons, it ought not to be published on a forum where people who do not regard the human head only as a hat-shelf but as a thinking faculty. Consider the following assertions.
Some suspected herdsmen have reportedly taken over some areas covering about 8km in Orin-Ekiti, Ido/Osi local government area of Ekiti near Governor Kayode Fayemi's hometown, Isan-Ekiti -Reporter, Rasaq Ibrahim. If herdsmen had actually taken over the said land area, they would physically be identified in the occupied land area. As reported by Rasaq Ibrahim, it would appear as if the land occupiers in Orin-Ekiti are (ghosts) invincible) herdsmen which is why they are only only suspected as herdsmen. The reporter stated that the areas taken over in Orin-Ekiti by the invincible herdsmen cover about 8 kilometres. Land area is always measured in square metres or kilometres. If we assume that the reporters intention was to say that 8 square kilometres land area was forcibly occupied by herdsmen in Orin-Ekiti, then, we need to know the numerical strength of alien forces needed to accomplish the annexation. Only a person with a very high rate of stupidity quotient will believe that some ghost-herdsmen are capable of occupying 8 square kilometres of land at Orin-Ekiti.
…. the herders hoisted a red flag at the 'annexed farmlands' where they warned farmers to keep off or face death - Rasaq Ibrahim. A picture of a red rag hanging on top of a branch of a wild-growing tree was shown but no single herder was present and the warning notice to farmers to keep off or face death was nowhere to be seen.
Residents told journalist on Wednesday, during a protest, that the herders occupied and destroyed crops planted on the abandoned 2,500 acres of land at Orin Farm Settlement - Nation's Reporter.The Orin Farm Settlement was created by the Western Region government of yesteryears and inherited by the present day Ekiti State government. If the land, about 2,500 acres had been abandoned, it still remains the property of Ekiti State government and no one has the right to occupy it without the approval of the government. No crops could have been planted on the abandoned Orin Farm Settlement for the occupying ghost-herders to destroy.
Whenever Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju hears the word *herdsmen* he gets wet dream with Fulani people. The report written by Rasaq Ibrahim was captioned by the Natio newspaper as, Herdsmen Hoist Flag in Orin-Ekiti, Near Fayemi's Hometown.
Nowhere in the report was Fulani mentioned but Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju in his wet dream added the following to the headline without the consent of the author of the article or the Nation Newspaper : Terrorism by Right Wing Fulani in Nigeria. That's a fraud.S. Kadiri
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Herdsmen Hoist Flag In Orin-Ekiti, Near Fayemi's Hometown
Some suspected herdsmen have reportedly taken over some areas covering about 8km in Orin-Ekiti, Ido/Osi local government area of Ekiti State near Governor Kayode Fayemi's hometown, Isan-Ekiti..
The Nation gathered that the herders hoisted a red flag at the 'annexed' farmlands where they warned farmers to keep off or face death.
Residents told journalist on Wednesday during a protest that the herders occupied and destroyed crops planted on the abandoned 2500 acres of land at Orin Farm settlement.
The protesters, comprising old and young men and women, chanted derisive songs against the invaders with placards bearing their thoughts and agitations including 'What is our sin?'; 'Enough is Enough'; 'Save Orin Ekiti from herdsmen invasion'; 'We are tired of molestation by herdsmen'; 'Government must relocate Fulani Herdsmen', among others.
While addressing journalists, the Onikare of Orin-Ekiti, Chief Bamidele Fasuyi, alleged one Emmanuel Ilori had been allegedly killed by suspected herders while the Tiv people farming in the town were chased away.
He regretted that the suspected herdsmen, had destroyed crops worth over N50million belonging to 70 farmers.
"What they wanted is to invade our land and chase us away. They even killed one of our able bodied men this year. They are imposing some curfew in this town, because our youths can't go to farm freely and government has not been doing something. Several hectares of land had been destroyed. They used to operate at night with AK 47 rifle.
"Over 70 farmers were affected in our record. Crops worth N50 million have been ravaged . They ate up their products like Coco yam, yam, cassava and others and made them to incur debts.
"We appeal to government to use the 2500 acres of land for farming. The state and federal government as well as private bodies should come to our aid. There were facilities like electricity, buildings and equipment that can aid farming if they want to invest ".
A youth leader, Mr. Omotoso Mathew Kayode, alleged that the suspected herders had hoisted a flag at the farm settlement, where they warned the farmers to keep off or face death.
"They wrote keep off with a picture of a cattle rearer on the flag. This is a serious threat. The police , NSCDC and soldiers removed the flag last year but they had hoisted another one.
"We used to do night guard to ward off attack,because the police had found it difficult to arrest them. Our graduates who have no jobs were going into farming but they are suffering losses because of destruction by cows.
"They must vacate the place. Governor Kayode Fayemi must relocate them. From our findings, they used to enter into this place from neighbouring towns like Isan, Ayede and Ido and we are suspecting conspiracy .There may be famine in the land with the way things are going .
"We are not compromising our stand on this relocation. Chief Obafemi Awolowo-led government in the old Western region acquired the land in 1958 for arable farming and not for cattle ranching".
Omotoso, however, appealed to Fayemi to assist them in getting back their farmland and compensate the farmers.
He further urged the state government to provide adequate security in the community, noting residents could no longer sleep with two eyes closed as they all live in trepidation.
The Oniwaro of Orin, Chief Mathew Oke, said Fayemi should comply with his promise to build a police station in the town and rejuvenate the farm settlement to ward off herdsmen invasion in the area.
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