Stakeholders on security in Oyo state have assured aggrieved parties in Ibarapa land of their readiness to look into all their agitations.
The stakeholders including traditional leaders, political office holders, security officers, farmers and community leaders stated this at a town hall meeting held at Igangan in Ibarapa area of Oyo state.
They stressed the need for peaceful coexistence between one another which they said will fast track national development.
The aggrieved farmers who alleged the Fulanis of series of killings, banditry and kidnapping called for justice .
The Seriki Fulanis of Igbo Ora and Eruwa in response to all the allegations pleaded with the farmers to allow them stay back in Oyo state with a promise to work together with the farmers at ensuring peace in the area.
Evidences including documents and pictures of those that were killed,maimed, kidnapped and raped were presented to the commissioner of police, Mrs Ngozi Onadeko.
The traditional leaders in the areas maintained that the situation would have been curbed if the Fulanis had adhere to to instruction on peaceful cohabitation.
The governor of Oyo state, Engr Seyi Makinde who was represented by his special adviser on security, Fatai Owoseni urged the parties not to allow the crisis degenerate to ethnic issue but should rather fish out the criminals perpetrating such act.
Engr Makinde pointed out that accusing fingers was pointed to only one Seriki Fulani and not at the entire Fulani clan.
The commissioner of police, Ngozi Onadeko assured both parties of thorough investigations into all the allegations brought with a promise to bring anyone found guilty to book..
She added that frequent consultative forum will be put in place in Oyo state to address insecurity issues.
Abisola Oluremi
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