Leader of pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Reuben Fasoranti and other leaders from different parts of the country at the weekend asked the Federal Government to find solution to the menace of Fulani herdsmen ravaging the country.
Fasoranti said the people of the southwest geo-political zone were becoming restless as a result of the killing of the people and destruction of farmlands by the Fulani herdsmen.
Speaking at an event organised by Afenifere and the Ondo State government to mark the 90th birthday of Pa Fasoranti in Akure, the Ondo State capital, the leader of the group raised fears that people may result to self help if the government does not come to their aid on time.
The 90-year-old Afenifere leader said: “We cannot continue to live like slaves in our own country. I am afraid people might result to self help if the government does not liberate them from the yoke of the Fulani herdsmen.”
Similarly, Chief Ayo Adebanjo said Yoruba people must come together to repel attacks on their farmlands and the killing of innocent people by the “killers masquerading as herdsmen”.
Adebanjo threw his weight behind Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti, who has banned nomadic cattle rearing in his state and arming the local hunters against the herdsmen.
Also, Chief Olu Falae and former Minister of Communication, Chief Cornelius Adebayo said the 2014 National Conference report had tackled all the problems caused by the Fulani herdsmen and the blowing up of oil and gas pipelines by the Niger Delta Avengers.
