Chairman Senate Finance Committee, Adeola Condemns Fulani Herdsmen Attacks On Yewaland In Ogun State

MICHAEL AKINOLA

Senator Solomon Adeola, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance and a prominent indigene of Yewaland, has joined in the righteous condemnation of the invasion, destruction and killings of indigenes of Yewaland by people identified as Fulani herdsmen.

In a statement issued in Abuja over the weekend, the Senator stated that having waited in vain for over two weeks for Government’s positive action against what were clearly criminal acts of arson and murders, he is now calling on the Federal Government and the Ogun State Government to rise up to its constitutional obligations of protecting the lives and properties of all Nigerians particularly the peace loving people of Yewaland in Ogun State.

Attacks occasioning several deaths and destruction of properties had occurred at Yewa North, Imeko Afon, Ipokia and Yewa South LGAs in recent weeks without the authorities stemming the tide.

“I recalled that at various occasions on the floor of the Senate I contributed to debates on the deteriorating security situation in different parts of the country and was always agitating for restructuring of the security architecture of the country. I made a similar contribution to a Senate wide motion on general security only last week. Now something specific must be done urgently to stop the arson and killings in Yewaland by relevant authorities and security agencies” he stated.

Senator Adeola noted that he is aware that the State Government set up a special committee on the recent ugly situation in Yewaland and elsewhere in the state stressing that the body need to urgently turn in a workable report/solution to the Government to stem the spate of arson and killing against our people in Yewaland.

“Let it be stated that as a representative of the people sworn to uphold the Constitution and the laws of the land including the right to self defence, I will not hesitate to join my people in the defense of their rights to life, property and peaceful coexistence with others at the back of seeming failure of duly constituted authorities to defend such fundamental rights against anyone or forces” he stated.