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ADVERTISEMENT INVESTIGATION: Inside the Igangan abductions, killings that exposed Oyo’s herder crisis Destruction of farmlands by cattle - and herders - is barely avoidable in Nigeria's outdated open grazing system and criminals are taking advantage. 13 min read Before Igangan, 177 kilometres from Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, was propelled to national attention in the past weeks, Taiwo Adeagbo, a local farmer-leader, had collected several photographs, depicting bloodied and savagely hacked human bodies. His collection also includes the photograph of a rape victim, lying si...

Cross River State Government Security Outfit codenamed ‘Operation Akpakwu’ has uncovered a baby factory at Anantigha, headquarters of Calabar South local

Share In this interview by KEHINDE OYETIMI, Alhaji Lasisi Folohunso Aborode, father to deceased Dr. Fatai Aborode who was allegedly murdered by herdsmen in December, 2020, speaks about the long history of herder settlements in Ibarapa axis of Oyo State, the advent of unrest in the zone and the death of his son.   How long have you lived here in Igangan? I am an indigene of Igangan. I am retired as chief environmental health officer. I am the father of the late Dr. Fatai Aborode. I am also the Baba Adinni of Igangan land which means that I am one of the religious leaders of Igangan. I was on ...

After the Fulani Herdsmen crisis nearly snowballed into a consuming inferno in Oyo State, there has been no ease of tension in Nigeria. The palpable fear can be felt in the air with such choking toxicity. And at such moments of critical danger to our federation, a time you would expect Nigerian elders across the federation to come together and together for the uniting of the nation, there have been the usual discordant tunes, each of them pitching tents and some of them keeping uneasily quiet from devious political calculations. x There are actually no ...

Share Lush vegetation, vast landscape, quiet ambience are the qualities that merge to give Igangan, Ayete and Igboora the beautiful greenery that is a delight of herdsmen. However, following constant clashes between farmers and herdsmen, sometimes resulting in gruesome murders, the most recent being the killing of Dr. Fatai Aborode in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State, there have been heightened calls that herders in the region should vacate the territory. KEHINDE OYETIMI and NURUDEEN ALIMI, after a visit to these communities, report the saddening events that have become the no...