The Ekiti state governor, Governor Ayodele Fayose, has declared war on herdsmen in the state following the killing of two persons in Ekiti by Fulani herdsmen.
Speaking yesterday, May 23 when he paid a courtesy visit to the families of dead, Fayose revealed that his main priority as governor is the security of Ekiti state.
“I want to say it very clearly, everything you want me to do, I will do. Because the moment you are not secured then I had better resigned as a governor.
“If I cannot provide adequate security for you, it is better for me to leave this office. The only reason you voted for me is because you know I am competent to do the needful in circumstances like this. Nobody will take Ekiti away from us.”
Fayose then urged reprisal attacks against the Fulani Herdsmen.
“Let it be said, those people behind this herdsmen, we’ll defeat you, we will defeat you. Enough of this political herdsmen operating as herdsmen but are Boko Haram, they are coming into South West graduall, we are going to fight you.
“Anywhere you find a cow that is grazing unnecessarily on our ways, call my attention, we will take them out. I am going to the house of assembly to criminalize grazing in wrong areas. You hide under grazing to kill people; you are operating in the night, where would you tell me someone grazing found AK47?
“Some people are behind them, using AK 47, you rape my wife, you rape my children, if they attempt it, bring them down! Terminate their lives! If they claim they want to sleep with your wives, they want to touch your children, bring them down! Bring them down!
“It is a war against Ekiti, it must be fought with the totality of our strength. God bless you, I want to reassure you, we’ll provide the necessary security to keep you in your community. Don’t run away, don’t go to another community, it is your home and nobody will drive you out of your home!”