We advise them to call their criminals to order and not expect our people to sheepishly wait to be killed by those who value cow lives more than human beings. We do not want a repeat of 1966 event but if there are people plotting such event again, the rain will be over their heads
Afenifere, the Pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Saturday, came down heavily on the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, berating it over its comments on the recent clashes in Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo State.
Yinka Odumakin, the organisation’s spokesman, issued a press statement titled “ACF Hypocritical Tears”, where Afenifere lampooned the ACF for not only threatening reprisals but also its refence to the sordid events of 1966.
“While we have gone to a great length to sue for peace and have appealed to our pained people to be law abiding even with the daily provocations of the Fulani and harassment of our people, we frown at the very arrogant and insulting ACF statement, especially their reference to the event of 1966,” Afenifere said.
“We must make it clear to them that they cannot threaten us with a war at this stage as we will not provoke war but never are we going to run for anybody on our land,” the statement continued. “We are miffed that a body like ACF that has never shown any remorse over the killing of our people can open their mouths anyhow now because there are consequences for the irresponsible actions of their people.
“We advise them to call their criminals to order and not expect our people to sheepishly wait to be killed by those who value cow lives more than human beings. We do not want a repeat of 1966 event but if there are people plotting such event again, the rain will be over their heads”.