Olakunrin
The Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC New Era, has issued a 21-day ultimatum
to Nigeria Police and other security agencies in the country to fish
out the killers of Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of Afenifere leader,
Pa Reuben Fasoranti.
OPC in a press release by its National Public Relations, Comrade
Adeshina Akinpelu warned that if after 21-day ultimatum, the Police
fail to fish out the killers of Funke Olakunrin; OPC will embark on an
operation to drive out all criminal Fulani herdsmen, Yoruba
accomplices and other tribes who are perpetrating crimes in all Yoruba
speaking states.
“Time has come for us to act now. We will no longer fold our hands and
allow criminal Fulani herdsmen to continue to kill us like cows. We
can’t continue to use the blood of our people to keep Nigeria’s unity.
We are giving the Police and other security agencies 21-day ultimatum
to fish out the killers of Funke Olakunrin. Failure to fish out the
killers, we will drive out all criminal Fulani herdsmen, Yoruba
accomplices and other tribes perpetrating crimes in Yoruba land.”
Speaking further, OPC accused Fulani oligarchy of trying to re-capture
Yoruba land after failing in previous attempts in the past.
“We are aware that this is part of the grand conspiracy of the Fulani
oligarchy to re-capture Yoruba land after failing in previous attempts
in the past. These Fulanis were responsible for the fall of first and
second Oyo Empire through cunning methods. Their third attempt which
was real war was met with stiff resistance from the Yoruba people who
drove them back after they reached Oshogbo.
OPC further accused the Fulanis of trying to create fear among Yoruba
leaders in order to silence them from speaking the truth and making
critical appraisal of Buhari’s government.
“The killing of Funke Olakunrin is a part of a grand conspiracy of the
Fulani oligarchy to silence some of our leaders from speaking the
truth and making critical appraisal of Buhari’s government.”
Also speaking on Miyetti Allah’s call for arrest of former President
Olusegun Obasanjo, OPC referred Miyetti Allah as an insane group that
will soon meet its waterloo for all the crimes they are perpetrating
in Yoruba land.
“We are not in any way surprised by Miyetti Allah’s call for the
arrest of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. Why would these criminals who ought
to be in jail not call for the arrest of Chief Obasanjo when they have
a great supporter in the person of President Muhammadu Buhari”.
The Yoruba pressure group also called on governors, elected political
office holders and Yoruba leaders to come together and tackle the
issue of insecurity in Yoruba land, saying that OPC and over one
hundred other pressure groups in Yoruba land are prepared to tackle
the issue of insecurity in the southwest.