ILORIN—The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman,
Kwara State Traditional Council of Chiefs,
Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has absolved
Fulani herdsmen of responsibility for all the
atrocities committed across the country,
describing them as peaceful, lovable and
honest in their dealings with other tribes.
The monarch also urged Nigerians to ensure
that the desired peace and tranquility
continued to reign in the nation through
harmonious working relationships and
honesty.
He added that this became necessary due to
the infiltration of attitudes alien to the
practice and tradition of the people of Kwara
State, especially indigenes of Ilorin.
The monarch stated this yesterday when
members of Balogun Gambari community paid
him a thank you visit over the elevation of the
Balogun Gambari of Ilorin, Alhaji Adedayo
Balogun, as the most senior chancellor in
Ilorin Emirate Council.
The Emir said it was not true that Fulani
herdsmen were responsible for the destruction
of lives and property in some parts of the
country stressing that Fulanis were peaceful,
lovable and honest in their dealings with other
tribes.
Alhaji Sulu-Gambari, however, urged
individuals to always assess issues and desist
from embarking on controversial matters
capable of causing disharmony in the country.
Similarly, the Emir also received the leadership
of the Ilorin Emirate Development Association
led by its National President and Public
Relations Officer, Alhaji Abdullahi Babatunde
Salaudeen and Mallam Uthman Jagunmo,
respectively, as part of preparations towards
the forthcoming Eid-el- Kabir Sallah
celebration.
The group expressed dissatisfaction over the
unfortunate incidence of stone throwing and
sachet water pelting on some personalities by
hoodlums at the Ilorin Central Yidi praying
ground in the past stressing that such attitude
was alien to Ilorin tradition.
They however assured the monarch of its
readiness to curb the recurrence of such
dastard act adding that sensitization and
advocacy moves have began across the state
especially in the Ilorin Emirate ahead of the
Sallah celebration. Vanguard
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