Tag: Fulani herdsmen

Rep. laments influx of displaced herdsmen in Kogi

Aminu Imam

The lawmaker representing Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Teejay Yusuf, has raised the alarm over an influx of displaced Fulani herdsmen and other northerners in Kogi State. Yusuf alleged that the presence of the herdsmen posed a danger to his constituency. The lawmaker raised the alarm in a statement sent to newsmen yesterday, titled: ‘Urgent Need to Stop Influx of Herdsmen and their Dangerous Activities in Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency’. Recall that the Shasha market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has been shut since last Friday when…

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“Allow herdsmen do their business peacefully” – Miyetti-Allah to Nigerians

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The Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, (MACBAN), has appealed to Nigerians to allow herders carry out their businesses peacefully. According to the MACBAN’s South-East zonal chairman, Gidado Siddiki, herdsmen should be allowed to carry out their businesses until a beneficial alternative is provided. Speaking in Enugu, Siddiki appealed to Nigerians to seek a common solution amid the insecurity challenges in the country. Siddiki also cautioned Nigerians against utterances capable of spreading fear among Nigerians, saying, “The spate of insecurity and outbursts of emotive utterances across the country is further fanning the…

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Eviction: “We’ve started relocating to Kano” – Fulani herdsmen

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The leader of Fulani herdsmen and Secretary of Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, (MACBAN), in Kano State, Zubairu Ibrahim, has disclosed that herdsmen from South-West, South-East and other parts of the country have indicated interest to relocate to the Kano RUGA settlement. According to Ibrahim, some of the herdsmen are from States such as Nasarawa, Niger, Enugu, Oyo, among others. He said that herdsmen from five states of the federation have already relocated to Kano. Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, had recently declared that it was no longer…

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“No Fulani bandit will repent after getting millions from kidnapping” – El-Rufa’i to Gumi

Aminu Imam

Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufa’i says what is needed is a strong and coordinated fight against bandits, and not a peace deal like the one being advocated by a Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi. The governor disclosed this in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation, (BBC) Hausa yesterday. Gumi has been visiting bandits in their enclaves in some northern States, preaching and appealing to them to lay down their arms and embrace dialogue. El-Rufa’i, however, said even though northern governors lack coordinated efforts in the fight against insecurity in…

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Repentant bandits to get Ruga settlements in Zamfara

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The Zamfara State Government has said it is making efforts to build Ruga settlements for repentant bandits in some States.  The Special Adviser to the governor on Public Enlightenment, Media and Publicity, Zailani Baffa, said, “Following the amnesty arrangement, the State government has since last year granted amnesty to some bandits who were in detention at various Correctional Centres in the State just as the bandits also released some people they have kidnapped. He further said that it already granted amnesty to all the repentant bandits who surrendered their weapons…

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‘We have evidence of heinous activities of Fulani herdsmen’ – MURIC

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The Muslim Rights Concern, (MURIC), has said that it has overwhelming evidence of destructions of farmlands by Fulani herdsmen across all the States of the Federation. The Islamic human rights group, said it wants the Federal Government to compensate farming in all the states where herdsmen invade farms with their animals. The group, in a press statement issued yesterday, signed by its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, said it is in possession of concrete evidence of the culpability of herdsmen, including video clips in which cows destroyed farms belonging to members…

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“Why we cannot demonise all Fulanis” – Fani-Kayode

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Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has given reason why Nigerians cannot demonise and hate all Fulani citizens in the country. Fani-Kayode said there are millions of decent, civilised, God-fearing and law-abiding Fulani, saying that could not all be hated. He said the enemies of the nation are not the Fulani people, but those among them who are terrorists. Fani-Kayode emphasised that not all Fulanis are terrorists and that not all of them are demons. In his words: “There are millions of decent, civilised, God-fearing, law-abiding Fulanis. You cannot hate an…

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Insecurity: “Foreign Fulanis sponsored by politicians causing problem” – Ex PDP Ag. National Chairman

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…’Act now before we lose Nigeria, Tofa tells Buhari Former Acting National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, has questioned the true identity of the bandits and insurgents rampaging the troubled geopolitical zones of the country. According to Baraje, the criminals are foreign invaders who are working for frustrated politicians desperate for power. He also warned that the insecurity problem confronting Nigeria presently may boomerang. The PDP chieftain explained that if Nigeria’s security problem is not tackled seriously, the country may cease to exist. Answering…

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Eviction notices: ‘Cattle movement from North to South should be banned’, says Ganduje

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…Northern Elders urge all Nigerians to ‘exercise restraint’ Amidst the eviction notice issued to Fulani herders in some southern states of the country, Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje says a law should be enacted which would place a ban on the movement of herdsmen and cattle from the North to the southern regions. Speaking to newsmen  after a special lunch with President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State, Governor Ganduje argued that the law will also address the issue of cattle-rustling in the northern part of the country. The…

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Northern Elders Decry Attack on Lawful, Patriotic Herdsmen

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has decried attacks on law-abiding herdsmen in some parts of Nigeria. In a statement issued on Tuesday by its Director, Publicity and Advocacy, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the forum urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the state governors to protect law-abiding herdsmen. It called for the arrest and prosecution of persons attacking herdsmen. It also advised the herders against reprisal attacks in order not to set the country on a dangerous path. The Forum said those threatening law-abiding Fulani communities in some parts of Nigeria, particularly in…

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