Yoruba Nation leaders tells UN secretary general not to believe whatever Buhari tells him

YORUBA Nation leader Professor Banji Akintoye has urged the visiting United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres to ignore any excuses made by President Muhammadu Buhari about insecurity and visit the scenes of any attacks himself.

Mr Guterres is currently visiting Nigeria and today met with President Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja. Earlier in the week, he met with repentant Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State but Professor Akintoye urged the UN boss not to listen to President Buhari but to visit scenes of herdsmen and terrorists’ attacks.

Professor Akintoye also informed Mr Guterres that Nigeria  is a failed state, saying President Buhari has mismanaged the country's diversity and ethnicity by running a government of the Fulani by the Fulani and for the Fulani. Maxwell Adeleye, Professor Akintoye's spokesman, issued a statement, saying Mr Guterres’ visit to Nigeria would be a charade if he does not visit the theatres of the criminality of Fulani terrorists in the south, middle belt.

Professor Akintoye said: “Your Excellency cannot get the true picture of how close to the precipice Nigeria is unless you visit the theatres of the criminality of this government. Visit the middle belt, behold the atrocities of Fulani herdsmen and marvel and then visit the southwest.

“Visit Ifon, also in Ondo State, whose traditional ruler was murdered by Fulani herdsmen and then visit southern Kaduna where ethnic cleansing is a daily activity of the murderous Fulani nihilists. The same thing is happening in Taraba, Plateau, Niger, Ogun and Oyo states where Fulani herdsmen maim, rape, kill farmers and destroy farmlands in their land-grabbing drive across the southern region of the country.

“Your Excellency, the list is endless and the atrocities have not abated. The Buhari administration refuses to allow the victims arm and defend themselves whereas the murderers are allowed to roam about with AK-47 looting, raping, maiming, and killing.

 “You must be aware of how the secret security service of the Buhari administration invaded the home of Yoruba self-determination activist, Sunday Adeyemo Ighoho, killing and maiming innocent and law-abiding citizens and destroying property worth millions of dollars. The Nigerian court system has described the invasion as a lawless and vagrant violation of Igboho’s rights.

"Costs running into billions of naira were awarded against the Nigerian government but the Buhari government is lawless and cherry-picks which court decisions to obey and which to disregard. In saner climes which I am sure you are familiar with, the law is no respecter of persons and court judgments are binding on all, not so the Buhari administration.

“Hence, the generally acclaimed estimation of Nigeria today as a failed state. However, before the situation gets out of hand, please act quickly.”