Herdsmen Invasion: Nigeria Heading Towards Precipice, Says Mimiko

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Herdsmen Invasion: Nigeria Heading Towards Precipice, Says Mimiko


Disturbed by the incessant invasion of farmlands by Fulani herdsmen with its resultant effects on the socio-economic lives of the people, the Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, today raised the alarm that Nigeria is heading towards precipice unless urgent steps are taken to check the trend.

The governor alerted Nigerians on the situation during an interview with journalists after he held a meeting with members of the state branch of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) in his office, Akure.

The meeting was against the backdrop of the alleged killing of the OPC Coordinator in Akure North Local Government Area, Ayodele Ojo, by herdsmen who invaded the farm of the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Chief Olu Falae.

The deceased was one of the OPC members hired by Falae to guard against constant grazing on his farm, which had led to destruction of his crops severally.

While appealing to OPC members who said they would have engaged in reprisal but for the intervention of Falae and the governor, Mimiko said government had put in place a lot of firefighting efforts in the last 48 hours to ensure that there was no retaliatory attack from the group.

“There's no question about the fact that this is becoming a monster of sort. I've had cause to express my views on this and I think we all ignore this menace as a nation. I can see us moving towards a precipice and we must do something about the situation, it's getting dangerous and the audacity is very disturbing.

“Apart from the challenges this act poses to food security, there's hardly farmer in the state who had not had different encounter with these herdsmen.


“It is sad that people are being killed over their own property, and this is a very big challenge for me. I think the way out is for the federal government to collaborate with some states governments in the North to set up big ranches with dams and other facilities, even schools for these herdsmen. If we don't do this, it will get to a stage that people will begin to defend themselves,” Mimiko said

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