Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has declared his readiness to face and chase out killer herdsmen from Yorubaland.
Igboho, who recently returned to Nigeria, made the declaration in a video that went viral on Tuesday.
In the video, he was seen addressing some people who were hailing him following the burial of his mother in his hometown, Igboho area of Oyo State.
The Yoruba activist noted that the Federal Government and the soldiers deployed to Yorubaland, especially to Ekiti State where monarchs were killed in broad daylight cannot combat the supposed killers.
Igboho said: “I want you all to stand with me so that we can liberate ourselves from the herders encroaching on our lands.
“Let us mount security in all Yorubaland ourselves.
“If not, they will take our lands.
“We don’t have to wait for the government or anyone.
“Let’s just work in unison.
“We cannot farm on our lands because of these herders.
“And our people are going hungry and angry.
“We don’t need the soldiers the government claims to have deployed to Ekiti State.
“We work in accordance with our elders and mount the places ourselves.
“It was my mother that was my fear before, but now she’s gone, I have nothing to be scared of again.
“I am now back to take back our land.”
Igboho, who spoke in Yoruba, debunked the rumour about him working for politicians, questioning how he could be working for people who allegedly want him dead.
He added: “I am not working for any politician.
“In fact, if I accidentally slap someone, the government would be ready to arrest me and put me behind bars.
“I know they are watching me closely now to know my next action but I’m ready to take a step to stop these marauders’ activities in our lands.”
Recall that in 2021, Igboho escaped from a deadly night raid on his Ibadan, Oyo State residence by the operatives of the Department of State Services.
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According to Igboho, the raid on his Ibadan residence was an attempt to assassinate him.
He was subsequently arrested in Benin Republic on his way to Germany on July 19, 2021 together with his wife, Ropo.
He was later released in October 2023.
He recently returned to Nigeria ahead of his mother’s burial.
