Foreign Fulani herdsmen have invaded South-West – Amotekun boss

Chairman Oyo State Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps, General Kunle Togun (Retd), says foreign Fulani have invaded the South-West region and expresses fear that they may strike if nothing is done urgently.

Togun, a former Director of Military Intelligence (DMI) and former Deputy Director-General of State Security Service (SSS), however advised people to be security conscious and prepare to defend themselves.

The Oyo Amotekun boss said the foreigners had been penetrating localities in the region to monitor the environment over the years in preparation for a possible big strike.

Quoting an intelligence report, he said could be aided by local collaborators based on the belief God had given them Nigeria, especially, the South-West as inheritance.

Togun spoke to journalists after a presentation as a guest lecturer at the Institute of Peace and Strategic Studies Student Association (IPSSSA) at the University of Ibadan.

His lecture was entitled, ‘Security Challenges: The significance of regional security dimensions’.

He said, “The foreign Fulani herdsmen have invaded the South-West. There is nowhere in the South-West that they are not. They are there.

“They are the Okada riders. They are the ones using wheelbarrows to sell carrots and other things. I said they are foot soldiers.

“They said they had come in to take the inheritance given to them by Allah and that is Nigerian land, particularly South-West.

“So, they will still strike. I am not just screaming aloud. So, everybody has to be ready.

“It is only a foolish soldier that would say he wants to die for his country. His death cannot help his country. You are to stay alive to help your country.

“When a soldier is sent to capture a particular place, they did not send him to go and die. If he gets there and scares them and the people run away, he has done what he supposed to do.

“But if he was shot at and he fired back, he did not shoot to kill anybody, but to defend himself and keep himself alive, so that he can help his country.

“For over 10 years, I have been saying it that the 10 local government areas of Oke-Ogun and the three local government areas of Ibarapa, both in Oyo State, have been saturated by these foreign Fulanis.

“After that, they brought in their children, selling pepper, tomatoes, carrots and so on with wheelbarrows.”