Fayose to settlers: Don't turn my state to war zone
There is tension in Oke-Ako and Irele communities in Ikole local government area of Ekiti state following the alleged killing of a Fulani herdsmen on Monday
The herdsmen, whose name was given as Babuba Dengi, was killed in a bush between the two communities by settlers suspected to be Benue state indigenes.
The incident forced the state Governor, Ayo Fayose, to summon a meeting on Tuesday night at the Government House in Ado Ekiti, where he warned famers and herdsmen against turning the state to a war zone
The Governor has given a marching order to security agencies in the state to fish out the killers of the herdsmen and bring them to Justice
The Governor also warned that,there is no room for the killing of Fulani herdsmen or famers or anybody in the state, saying "resent steps taken by his administration to prevent violence between farmers and herdsmen do not give anybody license to unlawfully take human's life"
The Governor stoke during a meeting with Fulani herdsmen under the aegis of Miyetti Allah cattle breeders association of Nigeria, famers, Local hunters,security operatives and representatives of Tiv community in the state
The governor said
“I want peace in my state and everybody living here is from Ekiti whether you are Fulani, Tiv, Yoruba or anybody "
