The Aareonakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams,has insisted that the South-West will resist any attempt that could trigger crisis and disturb the peace in the region.
He warned those stoking war to desist from acts that are capable of fueling ethics and religious war in Nigeria.
In a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Aderemi, condemned the murder of Miss Samuel Deborah, a 200 level student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto.
He advised that the culprits should be apprehended and made to face the wrath of the law.
He also blamed the Sokoto State government for allowing such sensitive issues to degenerate to a full blown crisis, where churches and other places of worship were razed by irate youths and extremists.
“We are in the midst of a full-blown crisis in Nigeria, and unless something urgent is done, this may lead to a complete anarchy. There were reports of how some Northern extremists have invaded the south west. They are everywhere perfecting their insidious plans to set the southwest on fire, but I want to state it categorically that such attempt could only trigger war because we will resist any act that is capable of fueling both ethics or religious war in the south west.
“Three days ago, the South West Security Stakeholders Group (SSSG) raised the alarm over the influx of non-Nigerians in the south west. The Yoruba group expressed worry at the situation, saying those non-Nigerians usually armed with knives, daggers and other harmful weapons, wherever they go and they are always ready to attack their victims.
“These religious fanatics have their agenda. Their plan was to wreak untold and monumental havoc on the south west region. However, we are aware of their plans and we will resist them by all means.
“The incident leading to Deborah’s murder showed the callousness of an extremists. She was mobbed, assaulted, brutalised, lynched to death and heartlessly set on fire.This, as far as I am concerned is the highest level of abuse to humanity and the soul of the deceased. It was purely a complete breakdown of law and order. A radical departure from what obtains in the world in this 21st Century.
“I am appealing to the Sokoto State governor, Malam Aminu Waziri Tambuwal to bring the culprits to book. None of them and their sponsors should go scot-free.There are laws that guarantee the safety of every citizen, and such laws should be respected without rift and rancour.And anybody that goes against the laws must be punished accordingly,” he added.
