By Lukman Olabiyi
 Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams has held that with the killing of over 50 innocent people in Igangan town, Ibarapa, Oke Ogun area of Oyo State by criminal Fulani herdsmen, the North has declared war on South West region 
Adams said the incident was an evidence that war is imminent in the country.
He condemning the gruesome murder of innocent residents of the town warned Fulani herdmen and bandits to stay away from the southwest or be ready to face stiff resistance.
Adams who spoke shortly after news of the killings and destruction filtered in, with gory videos of the massacre,  said the North had waged war against the southwest and had also  unleashed terror on the region, stressing the need for the southwest region to rise and defend  themselves without looking back.
 “In a situation like this, you rise and defend yourself. Where are the police when the bandits started killing our people in Igangan today?Even the palace of Asigangan of Igangan land,Oba Adewuyi Olaoye, were not spared and the monarch, according to reports had been whisked away by the bandits.
“Three days ago,the Director General of Oyo state Southwest Security Network Amotekun,Gen. Kunle Togun(Retd) raised the alarm that herdsmen had invaded the southwest.I corroborated his statements and called for urgent surveillance across the southwest. Now with the recent onslaught on Igangan people, it is evident that the Fulani herdsmen are on a predetermined mission to kill, maim and decimate the southwest.
This is one killing too many, I will not fold my arms seeing the blood of innocent people being shed like it is in Igangan.
Lamenting the failure of the Federal Government to rise to the security challenges, Adams said now that the North had declared war on the southwest, we will never silent or compromise on the homicide going  on in the southwest. I want to charge all the governors in the southwest,as well as the traditional rulers to rise to this occasion.
The Yoruba generalissimo, however, warned criminal herders to stay away from the region,as the south west can no longer accommodate killers. OPC and other local security operatives will continue to ensure that the region is safe for residents.
“Those killed in Igangan town have their families and friends, there is blood flowing in their veins and  in a moment their lives were cut short by  killer herdsmen and bandits in their home”.
Adams admitted that information at his disposal indicates that bandits and killer herdsmen have invaded the southwest thus pushing the security outfits to the wall.He, however, urged all the governors to beef up the security of their respective states in order to provide adequate security for the people of the region.