Fulani Social Cultural Association, Miyetti Allah, has rejected the plan by some section of the Afenifere group in South West of the country to register Fulani herdsmen grazing cattle in their area.
Speaking after the National EXCO meeting of the association’s leaders in the 36 states and the FCT in Tunduwada, Karu Local Government of Nasarawa State, the association’s President, Alhaji Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, said Fulani herdsmen are facing challenges in many parts of the country with their cattle.
“We cannot support the registration of herdsmen in any part of the country because we are not criminals. Herdsmen are all over the country, so for some people to just come up that Fulani herdsmen would be registered or banned from the Southern part of the country, we would not support that. We are Nigerians too,” he said
He lamented that Fulani herdsmen are being blamed for crime committed by other group in the bid to demonize them and push security agents after them, saying that the arrest of those behind the kidnapped of Chief Olu Falae show that herdsmen are victims of conspiracy.
According to him, a situation where one herdsmen involved in a crime but the entire Fulanis are labeled criminals is wrong, calling on the security agent to fish out criminal elements in the country because there are deviants in all parts of the of the country.
Badojo said the meeting affords the leaders of Miyetti Allah in the 36 states to state their problems so as to seek ways of addressing them because the problems vary from one region to another.
Earlier, addressing a press conference, the Secretary of the association, Engr. Saleh Alhassan, condemned the Kidnapped of Chief Olu Falae and urged the security agency to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice.
“The police have made some arrest as we were made to understand through media publication. It is crystal clear that the kidnapped of Falae was not perpetrated by Fulani herdsmen. We take serious exception to the unguided, unwarranted and hate speech of Chief Fani- Kayode that the kidnap was perpetuated by Fulani herdsmen,” he said.
He however called on Chief Femi Fani-Kayode to publicly withdraw his hate speech and wrongful criminal allegation against the Fulani, particular the Fulani herdsmen after the kidnapped of the elder statesman to avoid legal action.
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