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Iskilu Wakili is a rich, wealthy Nigerian born Fulani herdsman, and Herdsmen leader and activist who is the leader of a group of deadly armed herdsmen in Igangan, Oyo State.
Iskilu Wakil is a Fulani man based in Ayete community in Ibarapa region of Oyo state.
Farmers in Igangan, Oyo State, said a fully armed fulani warrior named Iskilu Wakil and his Fulani gang have taken over farms in Oyo state.
The Fulani herdsman, Iskilu Wakili, was asked to leave the area because he did not buy the land he was occupying.
This was said to have infuriated the herder, who claimed he was a combatant with arms and ammunition.
A Nigerian Twitter user and Public Relations consultant, Omo Arijo Sebi Oba (Eyes Herbie) GOP @herbeasoyeah sent a complaint about Iskilu Wakil to Oyo State Governmet. He wrote:
"Iskilu Wakil has been threatening the resident of Ayelet community in Ibarapa North LGA over refusal to purchase the land he occupies or leave the village... the people are already scared as he claimed to be deadly."
Oyo State Governmet reacted to the complaint, thus:
'Your complaint about Iskilu Wakil who is threatening residents of Ayelete community in Ibarapa North LGA will also be forwarded to the relevant authorities to look into.'
Full Name, Real Name: Iskilu Wakili
State Of Origin, Home Town, Tribe: Where is Iskilu Wakili from? Iskilu Wakili is from the Northern part of Nigeria and he is Fulani by tribe.
Date Of Birth, Birthday, Age: How old is Iskilu Wakili? Iskilu Wakil is about 75 years old.
Family, Parents, Father, Mother, Siblings: Iskilu Wakili family information is unavailable.
Wife, Children: Iskilu Wakili is married with 3 children but nothing is known about Iskilu Wakil's wife (wives) and children.
Net Worth: Iskilu Wakili Net Worth is about $600,000 US Dollars. Iskilu Wakil deals in cows, has many cows and Fulani boys, herders in his business. He is rich but you wouldn't know due to the fact that Fulanis live a very simple lifestyle.
House, Cars: Iskilu Wakili lives in Oyo state where he does his lucrative cow business.
Pictures Of Iskilu Wakil: Iskilu Wakili is not on any social media - Instagram, Twitter, Facebook - and the Oyo State Governmet has not released Iskilu Wakil photos or videos.
Here are pictures of Iskilu Wakili after he was caught
Photos of Iskilu Wakili after his Arrest by OPC and Sunday Igboho men
Iskilu Wakili And Sunday Igboho: Sunday Igboho is expected to soon deal with Iskilu Wakil. Residents of Kajola village via Ayete in the Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State have called on Yoruba rights activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho to come to their rescue from a group of armed herdsmen headed by one Iskilu Wakil.
Iskilu Wakili Weapons, Guns: Iskilu Wakili is said to have many weapons. Igangan residents said government security agencies, including Amotekun Corps, had failed to confront Wakil, who they accused of having sophisticated weapons and terrorising the villagers.
Iskilu Wakili And Farmers In Oyo: Iskilu Wakil has been accused of driving farmers away from villages in Oyo communities.
Iskilu Wakili And Land In Ayete, Oyo State: A Fulani herdsman, Iskilu Wakil, was asked to leave Ayete Local Government Area of Oyo state because he did not buy the land he was occupying. This was said to have infuriated the herder, who claimed he was a combatant with arms and ammunition.
Iskilu Wakili: Latest News About Iskilu Wakil, Leader Of Fulani Herdsmen
Iskilu Wakili Invites Armed Fulani Kinsmen To Dominate Oyo Farms, Says Monarch - Punch
Fulani herdsmen, who on Sunday seized hectares of farmlands at Ayete in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State, on Monday consolidated their hold on the farms despite the visits of the state Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, to the area on Sunday and Monday.
The Asawo of Ayete, Oba Emmanuel Okeniyi, in an interview with one of our correspondents on Monday, said the leader of the herdsmen, Iskilu Wakili, had invited his armed kinsmen to join him on the farms. He added that the herdsmen had started cutting down cocoa trees and burning cashew plantations,
Farmers in Kajola and Gbagban Idere village, under Ayete, who spoke to The PUNCH, confirmed what the traditional ruler said.
One of the farmers, Peter David, lamented that Wakili had taken over the farmlands. According to him, security agencies have not gone to the villages to dislodge the herdsmen, who forcefully took over people’s farmlands
Recall that David had on Sunday appealed to a Yoruba rights activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, to rescue them from a group of herdsmen led by Wakili.
They alleged that Wakili and other herdsmen were driving farmers away from their farms.
On Monday, the state governor continued his trouble-shooting visit to the Ibarapa area, which he started on Sunday.
Makinde visited some towns in the Ibarapa area of the state to feel the pulse of the people over the alleged killings, rape, and massive destruction of the farms of the indigenes by criminal Fulani herdsmen.
Residents of Ayete told one of our correspondents that neither the governor nor security agents visited the two villages, where Wakili and other herdsmen had seized control of farmlands
David, who had earlier spoken to The PUNCH told one of our correspondents on Monday that the governor did not visit the villages and Ayete.
Fulani herdsmen still mount no cross-zone on farms
David said, “The Governor went to Igangan today. He did not stop at Ayete. He went to Igangan and returned to Igboora. He did not stop at Ayete let alone say he would visit the villages. The roadblock mounted by Wakili is still there. He has taken over the area. No security agency has gone there also.”
When one of our correspondents asked the Asawo of Ayete, whether Makinde went to the villages during his visit or not, the monarch said no.
Amotekun failed to confront herdsmen blocking farmers – Monarch
He said, “He did not go there. We said it to his hearing today. He deployed Amotekun to Ayete on Saturday but they (Amotekun) have not gone to the area to confront him (Wakili).
“I was told that the man had brought so many of his armed kinsmen to the area. We are only depending on God to conquer him for us. He is heavily armed, as I was told.
Herdsmen cutting down cocoa trees, burning down cashew plantations – Traditional ruler
“I was told he was cutting down their cocoa trees and that he had burnt many cashew plantations there. This is the time to harvest cashew and that is a big loss to the farmers.”
The governor visited Igangan which is the epicentre of the herdsmen crisis but he was welcomed to the town by some youths, who seized the opportunity to register their displeasure.
Makinde started the tour of Ibarapaland on Sunday with a meeting he held with stakeholders at Igbo-Ora on Sunday night.
'Even Sunday Igboho Can Not Face Deadly Iskilu Wakili In Ibarapa'
Iskilu Wakili Powers: How Powerful Is Iskilu Wakili? - Saliu Ibrahim, a son of the evicted Seriki Fulani of Oyo State, Saliu Abdulkabir, claims that Iskilu Wakili is quite Powerful and posses weapons.
“Even Your Sunday Igboho Can Not Face Deadly Iskilu Wakili In Ibarapa” - Son Of Seriki Fulani Challenges Yorubas
Son of the evicted Fulani leaders in Ibarapa, Oyo State, knowns as Seriki Fulani has bragged that Sunday Igboho can not face Iskilu Wakili.
Saliu Ibrahim, a son of the evicted Seriki Fulani of Oyo State, Saliu Abdulkabir, has dared Ayete community residents to confront Iskilu Wakili, an alleged violent Fulani man in Ayete land, and see what happens next.
Mr Ibrahim said: “Hahahaha sebi you people have gone to his village before he resisted you please go back again. Eni alemu laa ledi ma. Because you know SERIKI doesn’t have any weapons that’s why you attack him. let Sunday igboho lead you there.”
Mr Ibarahim made this statement while responding to the displeasure shown by Ayete indigenes over suspicious gathering of fully armed fulani herdsmen spearheaded by one Iskilu Wakili, a Fulani man in Ayete community, in Ibarapa region of Oyo state.
Mr. Ibrahim boasted that the alleged deadly Iskilu Wakili bears weapons, and that will make it suicidal for residents to confront him, even if they are led by Sunday Igboho, as they had confronted his own father, not long ago.
He also mocked some residents of the community, who had in the time past, confronted the said Wakili, but failed to suppress his ammunition.
Recall that this same Mr Saliu Ibrahim had threatened that fulanis would strike back in Ibarapa as a result of the eviction of his father.
He once said while responding to his father’s eviction from Igangan “When fulanis begin to strike, you people will beg for mercy. Will Sunday Igboho be with you every time?”
Aynaijang further gathered from a source that the residents of Ayete community had called on the government and security agencies to save them from the hands of deadly Fulani herdsmen led by Iskilu Wakili.
They said : “Our fear of attacks by the herdsmen increases daily. One Iskilu Wakili (Fulani) always creates awareness of a reprisal attack after Sunday Igboho had sent their leader packing from Ibarapaland.
They described Wakili as a monster in Ayete, saying no difference between Wakili and the Seriki Fulani of Igangan, Alhaji Saliu Abdulkadir, who was recently chased out of the community for his alleged criminal activities.
“Wakili and his men are more dangerous compared to the embattled Seriki Fulani of Igangan, Alhaji Soliu Abdulkadir. The residents said.
Iskilu Wakili Fulani At Igangan: Notorious Fulani Warlord Terrorising Oyo Communities By Punch
Wakili opened fire on emissaries who served him quit notice –Traditional ruler
Not even Sunday Igboho can evict Wakili, says Seriki Fulani’s son
Ayete is safe, says Amotekun Commandant
Kayode Oyero
There is no respite for farmers and residents in Ayete, a town in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State, as they live in fear of Iskilu Wakili, a notorious Fulani warlord who kill and maim with daring effrontery and crude savagery.
The farmers thought the eviction of the Seriki Fulani, Abdulkadri Saliu, from Igangan also in Ibarapaland, was the end to Fulani herdsmen oppression but Wakili only waxed stronger as he mounted no cross-zone on farms with the eviction of Saliu in a bid to send warnings to the people of the town that he cannot be evicted. Wakili has also allegedly shot farmers who trespassed the no cross-zone.
Wakili, a Fulani herdsman whose origin the villagers don’t know, is said to be more infamous than the ejected Seriki Fulani. Farmers and residents of Ibarapaland have accused him of displacing them from their farms by forcefully invading their farms with cattle.
The PUNCH gathered that Wakili, who is said to be the leader of the herdsmen in the Ayete area of Ibarapaland, work with dozens of herders who are his disciples. Together with his battalion, they allegedly seized hectares of farmlands at Ayete, raped the women in the rustic town, and kidnapped their rich men for ransom.
A resident of the town who craved anonymity told The PUNCH on Tuesday, “Wakili has mounted red flags on some locations as no-cross zones. He has taken captive of Kajola, Gbagban Idere, Konkon, and Magbeje villages under Ayete. In fact, people can’t cross Wakili’s territory.
“Wakili mounted a no-cross zone when he discovered that Seriki Saliu has been evicted so that he won’t be displaced too. In fact, he has renamed his settlements to bear his name. People now call the conquered places ‘Iga Wakili’. You can imagine the audacity.
“Those who have farms around Iga Wakili and were unable to leave before his no-cross zone entered into the bush and crossed rivers in search of other routes back home because crossing Wakili’s territory was suicidal.
“In fact, Wakili and his men shot a boy who crossed the red flag by mistake. Before the boy knew what was going on, Fulani herdsmen came out with AK-47 and shot him.”
The source also said Wakili relies on deadly weapons, native powers as well as federal might.
“Wakili depends on federal power, he believes he has some form of immunity and touch-not-my- sacred-children audacity. Minus that, who can do that in this country?
“In fact, Seriki’s son, Ibrahim Saliu, said Sunday Igboho can’t dare Wakili. Wakili and his son, Abu, are warlords for the herdsmen in the whole of Ibarapaland.
“Another factor is that the roads are unchecked and so other herdsmen come in on buses to reinforce Wakili. Two buses of Fulani herdsmen recently went to Wakili’s settlement to reinforce him with weapons and no security operative check or arrest them,” the source added.
The Asawo of Ayete, Oba Emmanuel Okeniyi, confirmed the development to The PUNCH, He said Wakili had invited his armed kinsmen to join him on the farms. Okeniyi added that the herdsmen had started cutting down cocoa trees and burning cashew plantations.
Wakili opened fire on emissaries who served him quit notice –Traditional ruler
Baale Odomofin, the traditional ruler in control of Gbangbangere, Konko, Dagbere, Kajola, Magbeje, and other hamlets in Ayete under the terror reign of Wakili, said the deadly Fulani herder shot emissaries sent to serve him a quit notice.
He said, “We served Wakili a quit notice to leave our lands but he opened fire on the men sent to deliver the quit notice. It was bloody and many persons were injured in the process.
“No farmer in Ayete can harvest any crop again but Wakili does all the harvests. He technically displaced all the farmers from their farms by sending his cows to eat all the crops. He does this forcefully with his herders who invade the farms with weapons. The farmers have nothing to show for their efforts but Wakili’s farm produces bountiful harvest and people now buy his produce.”
‘I didn’t sell farmlands to Wakili’
The Baale Odomofin also denied claims that he sold farmlands occupied by Wakili and his herders to him.
He said, “I didn’t sell any farmland to Wakili. He took over the farmlands with force. He is guilty of forced occupation.”
Ayete
Speaking on how Wakili came into the town, the monarch said, “Some 18 years ago, we just heard that a Fulani herdsman has camped on our land. Wakili never approached us for any approval to settle in the area. He just came from nowhere and made himself a lord there.
“I sent for him and asked him what right he has to occupy our lands without approvals. Wakili spoke through an interpreter and said God owns the earth and its fullness thereof. I replied that indeed God owns the earth but he has put some people in charge of some places.
“Wakili said he had heard all that I said and would come back but he never came back. Instead, he occupied the farmlands and attacked protesters with guns and dangerous weapons.
“Wakili and his men raped our women regularly, they kidnap the well-to-do ones amongst us for a ransom. They usually demand N5m and above from kidnap victims. The suffering is so much that the farmers can no longer go to their farms. We reported the cases several times to the police but nothing was done.
“I hope that the Amotekun operatives deployed by the governor would storm Wakili’s area and rescue us from his captivity.”
200 Amotekun operatives in Ibarapa but yet to confront Wakili –Youth leader
Wale Oladokun, the President, Igangan Development Advocates, a youth association in Ibarapaland, said the 200 operatives of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, aka Amotekun, deployed by Governor Seyi Makinde, were in Ibarapaland but they were yet to be sent to confront Wakili and his men in Ayete.
Oladokun, who spoke with The PUNCH on Tuesday, said, “Some persons have suggested that the Baale of Odomofin should meet with Wakili and settle things amicably but Wakili’s actions are criminal and no matter who he is, you don’t open fire on people going to their farms. Even military personnel don’t do that. People are opening fire on the people of the state and the governor must deal decisively on the matter and bring Wakili to book.”
The youth leader added, “When we got to where the 200 Amotekun operatives are, they just slept on the floor and some were even listening to music. They have not been deployed to quench the fire, they were deployed and then camped for almost a week now.
“The Amotekun operatives deployed by the governor needs to get to work immediately. They must not use pampering gloves with Wakili and his men.”
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