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โWhat I find surprising is that some Yorubas are in support of the herdsmen to set my house on fire. Iโm saddened by it,โ he said.
Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has declared some Yorubas were part of those who razed his residence in the early hours of Tuesday.
He however said he didnโt have the full details of those who committed the arson.
โWhat I find surprising is that some Yorubas are in support of the herdsmen to set my house on fire. Iโm saddened by it,โ he said.
On the suspected arsonists, he said: โFor now, I do not suspect anyone.
โWhen they knew they could fight, fire gunshots, and set a house ablaze, isnโt it where I stay that they are supposed to come? If they had come to the house where I stay, I would have had evidence for you people (journalists) because they wonโt all escape.
โItโs either you meet their dead bodies or meet them with broken legs. I thank God that they applied wisdom by going to a house where they know that I donโt live and destroyed my properties and burnt it down.โ
He also disclosed the value of damaged items in the residence could not be less than N50m.
On how he knew about the attack on his old house, Igboho, who spoke with journalists, said the arsonists fired gunshots before breaking in.
He said: โAround 3.30am today, my younger ones residing at my old house rushed to my gate to wake me up, saying some bandits came to the house, fired gunshots, broke the gate and set the house ablaze. The two people at the house managed to escape. By the time I got there, the bandits had escaped. So, we called firefighters to help us put out the fire.โ
On why heโs against the criminal herdsmen, Igboho said their atrocities in Yorubaland are preventing peace from reigning.
โThese Fulanis are killing our brothers in our fatherland. Theyโre killing, raping, and kidnapping. All the things they are doing to us are not good. Thatโs why Iโm trying to unite our people so that we can chase them away for peace to reign in Yorubaland,โ he said.
