The Sarkin Fulani, Alhaji Salihu Kadiri, has disclosed that a woman and two children were killed during the attack on the Fulani communities in Iganga, Ibarapa North of Oyo State.
Kadiri also told newsmen that his palace and many houses were razed, adding that he is “hiding somewhere in the bush”.
According to him: “We fled for our lives when we learnt that they were coming. They burnt my cars and those of my children.
“They also killed an old woman, who I learnt may be my first wife. As at now, I cannot give you the details of the people we lost to this attack because we are still hiding,’’ he said.
The attack on Fulani settlement was believed to be coordinated by hundreds of residents led by Yoruba nation ‘agitator’, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Igboho.
Mr Adeyemo had earlier issued an ultimatum to Fulani community in the Ibarapa axis of the state to vacate the area or produce the suspected kidnappers and murderers among the Fulani.
He alleged that the killings and kidnappings in the area are being perpetrated by some Fulani who are known to the Fulani community leadership.
The seven-day ‘quit notice’ to members of the Fulani community elapsed on Friday. Mr Adeyemo and his supporters visited the community to eject the head of the Fulani community, the Seriki Fulani, Salihu Abdukadir, and members of the community in Igangan.
Meanwhile, presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu has confirmed the incident, noting that the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, had directed the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mrs Ngozi Onadeko, to arrest Igboho.
