The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the arrest of Yoruba activist Sunday Adeyemo alias Sunday Igboho over the eviction notice he issued to Fulani herdsmen in Oyo state.
Sunday Igboho who had arrived Igangan in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State on Friday to force herdsmen accused of criminal activities out of the area had given the herdsmen a 7-days ultimatum to vacate.
Meanwhile, two persons were feared dead in the clash that between Igboho’s loyalists and the Fulani herdsmen.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hausa quoted presidential spokesman Garba Shehu as confirming the arrest order during its programme Ra’ii Riga on Friday.
Shehu who, was quoted as saying they were facing difficulties in prosecuting the perpetrators due to the interference of human rights groups by the government, added that the current order of the police boss was to arrest Sunday Igboho, take him to Abuja and charge him in court.
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde had also given the new commissioner of police in the state Ngozi Onadeko same mandate.
“For people stoking ethnic tension, they are criminals and once you get them, they should be arrested and treated like common criminals,” he said on Friday.
