MONDAY: 13th September, 2021: Afenifere, a Yoruba socio-political organization, has indicted popular Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi of triggering violence following his visit to Igboho.
Afenifere, reacting to a video of Gumi visiting Igboho, headquarters of Oorelope Local Government Area of Oyo State, said Gumi’s visit to Igboho is an inanity taken too far.
In the viral video, Gumi was seen standing by the signpost of a school in Modeke area of Igboho, the birthplace of Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Igboho.
However, Afenifere, in a statement by its spokesman, Jare Ajayi said: “But the circumstance of their visit to Igboho and what they said while in the town are not only provocative and inciting but also a way of mocking the people of the area and the person of Sunday Adeyemo.
“While in Igboho, Gumi showed some cows grazing near a school compound in the area and said that it showed that anybody should be free to graze anywhere without being molested.
“We take serious exception to Gumi or anyone else from outside Yoruba land to come and declare the area as belonging to any particular religion.”
