The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has called on the Yoruba activist, Sunday ‘Igboho’ Adeyemo, not to take the law into his own hands while fighting against criminals alleged to be herdsmen.
Igboho had recently given Fulani herdsmen in Ibarapa a quit notice, accusing them of kidnapping and other crimes.
In an interview with Arise TV, the monarch warned that even though Igboho had gained the admiration of many as a result of his agitation, he should be wary of politicians who “might hijack the whole motive from him.”
The monarch added, “He has done well and we’ve already praised him but he shouldn’t take the law into his own hands. We have the governor there. He is the chief security officer of the state, and Mr. President has invited him (Makinde).
“Let the right people that are being authorised to do what is right do it.”
Speaking further, he stated, “Traditional rulers have a role to play. We should be neutral and so far, so good, we have been trying to be neutral. Whatever this government is doing, we always stand up to try and see how to support them.
“It is not as if we will now go out to criticise them. We are not politicians. We are traditional rulers. We should be respected. We should be neutral and we should accommodate all and sundry.”
Meanwhile, the Oyo Governor, Seyi Makinde, has deployed operatives of the South-West Security Network (Amotekun) to Ibarapa.
