Fulani lament kidnappings by fellow herdsmen
Fulani settlers who live in their camps in Kwara State have raised the alarm over incessant kidnapping of their own, calling on government and law enforcement agencies to save them.
The Fulani residents particularly in Ekiti, Oke Ero, Irepodun and Isin local government areas of the state made the appeal in Ilorin yesterday, while narrating their ordeals to newsmen.
Their spokesman, Alhaji Abdullahi Ibrahim, said about six of their members had so far been kidnapped at Oko, Omu Aran, Osi, Obbo Aiyegunle, Obbo-Ile, Ekan Meje and Otun in Ekiti State.
He disclosed that victims have been forced to pay ransoms ranging from N300,000 to over a N1 million before they could secure their release after some days in captivity.
Not only that, Ibrahim added that the kidnappers also double as rustlers, stealing their cattle and forcefully collecting proceeds they made on selling their cattle at the end of each cattle market day.
He disclosed that "a timber operator kidnapped around Obo Ayegunle was tied to the tree and N2 million ransom was demanded by the kidnappers, but the victim was lucky to have been saved from the kidnappers who were sighted and took to their heels."
The spokesman lamented that the kidnappers were Fulani of Bororo extraction with few Yoruba recruited as their operatives.
The Fulani spokesman further disclosed that one Ibrahim Dasuki (aka Dowuro), a notorious Fulani and the kingpin of the kidnapping gang, used to brazenly call prospective victims ahead of their operations, demanding for money to escape being kidnapped.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Ajia-Bako Suleiman Idris Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development Bayo Ajia Yakubu Danladi Idris Garuba Al-Ilory Bola Olukoju Aishat Mohammed Lawal BECE Wale Oladepo Busari Alabi Alausa Ijagbo Health Centre Rueben Parejo Paul Olawoore Curfew Umar Sanda Yusuf Otuka Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao Oniwasi Agbaye General Hospital, Offa Ado Ibrahim Owode Market Salihu Jibril Garbi Demola Banu Dogara Olajumoke Monsura Gafar Tunji Folami Awoye Economic And Financial Crimes Commission Olaiya Lawal Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye Kwara North Binta Abubakar-Mora 20 Billion Bond Baba Issa Lafiagi Yekini Adio Matthew Okedare Muazam Nayaya Agbarigidoma Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory ARMTI Taofik Abiodun Ahmed Jumoke Gafar Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa Maja PAACO-PCL Consortium Lawyers Unite Against Corruption Joana Nnazua Kolo Abdulquawiy Olododo John Kehinde Salako Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa Jaigbade Alao Edu Kwara State Television Abikan Owo Arugbo Prince Bola Ajibola Olokoba Timothy Akangbe Oja-Oba Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum Saadu Yusuf Peter Obi Oba Of Jebba Binta Abubakar Mora Kayode Alabi Aremu Odolaye Kwara State Polytechnic Crystal Corner Shops Tosho Yaqub Oke Sunna Aminu Ado Bayero Olaitan Adefila

