By Samson Obande, Lafia

A human rights lawyer and NDC Senatorial Candidate for Nasarawa South, Hon. Barr. Ayiwulu Baba Ayiwulu, has threatened to lead a mass protest over rising insecurity, killings and alleged land grabbing in Kwara and Kadarko communities.

Ayiwulu, who disclosed this in a statement posted on his official Facebook page, lamented that farmers in the affected communities are bearing the brunt of insecurity, with crops being destroyed, farmlands allegedly seized, and residents displaced from their ancestral homes.

He alleged that some traditional leaders in Kwara and Kadarko were involved in the sale of ancestral lands belonging to the Tiv people.

The Senatorial candidate further alleged that certain traditional title holders were siding with violent herders, accusing one Jakada Lafia of supporting an individual identified as Alhaji Gurgu from Kwara. He also alleged that the Chief of Kwara and some Ardos, with the support of certain security personnel, were facilitating the release of arrested bandits.

According to him, the affected communities have been left helpless and have no choice but to cry out for justice.

Ayiwulu said the planned protest will demand that government investigates the alleged land grabbing and killings, raids identified terrorist camps in Kwara and Kadarko, provides relief materials for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), prosecutes culprits, compensates victims, facilitates the return of displaced persons to their homes, and deploys adequate security to flashpoint areas.

He added that a date for the protest would be announced in due course.