Igboho to FG: Hand me security agency, I will eliminate terrorists

the Federal Government to place him in charge of a security outfit to confront Fulani terrorists across the country.

Speaking to his supporters in Ibadan, Oyo State, Igboho vowed to take the fight directly to the forests and communities where the armed groups are believed to be hiding. He pledged to seize their weapons, dismantle their camps, and restore safety to affected areas, even if it cost him his life.

“The government should hand over a security agency to me and see if I won’t eradicate the Fulani terrorists,” he declared. “If I don’t eliminate all of them, the government should eliminate me instead.”

His remarks come amid worsening insecurity and persistent herder-farmer clashes, which have claimed thousands of lives since the 2010s. In June 2025 alone, over 200 people were killed in Benue State’s Yelwata community in one of the deadliest attacks of the year.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident, gunmen suspected to be bandits staged a daring attack on Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, on Independence Day, October 1.

The heavily armed assailants stormed the Tsauni area of Gusau around 8 p.m., abducting two serving local government councillors and one other resident. The victims, identified as representatives of Gidan Gona and Tsibiri wards in Maradun Local Government Area, were whisked into the forest.

Residents confirmed the incident, describing it as another troubling reminder of the rising insecurity plaguing northern Nigeria.