My dear fellow Nairalanders good day to u all,,
please let us show concern to our pple in Benue esp agatu people;
let us show our feelings by providing posittive possible solution that can restore back a permanent peace and unity;
but before then let us read what causes this menance,forbidden,evil act;;;
the Fulani leader revealed:
Crocodile tears?
The Fulani populations across Nigeria
believe the Agatus were the aggressors
and are only shedding crocodile tears.
Saleh Bayeri, the interim national secretary
of Gan Allah Fulani association, an
umbrella body of Fulani associations in
Nigeria, told PREMIUM TIMES the Agatu
people started the crisis in 2013 when
they killed a prominent Fulani leader in the
area.
He said about 20 Agatu and Tiv militia on
April 20, 2013 invaded the compound of
one Sehu Abdullahi where they killed him
and carted away over 200 cows.
Mr. Bayeri said the Police in the area
“arrested four of the attackers carrying
some of the meat on their motorcycle and
they were taken to Naka police station.”
He also said 16 of the attackers
abandoned their motorcycles and ran
away and the police took the motorcycles
to the station.
According to him, the police confirmed to
the Fulani leaders that they knew the
where 150 of the cows were taken to.
“And the divisional police officer promised
to recover and return the cows, but up till
today, nothing has happened,” Mr. Bayeri
said.
The Fulani leader however, added that the
major reason the crisis between the Agatu
people and Fulani escalated arose three
days after the murder of Mr. Abdullahi and
stealing of his cows.
“A prominent Fulani leader, Ardo Madaki,
was invited to the palace of the district
head of the area on the grounds that a
solution is being sought to the problem,”
he said.
“However, the Agatu militia beheaded the
Ardo right in front of the district head.
This action reverberated across all Fulani
people in the whole of West Africa and the
clamour for revenge began to grow
strong. He (Mr. Madaki) came from a very
well respected clan and the Agatu sent the
Fulani a chilling message with his
murder,” he said.
“Till date, no action was taken, even by the
village police station on this murder,” he
said.
He also said the Fulani has records of how
the Agatu killed over 300 of their people,
adding, “but because we don’t have
people in government or the media, no
one said anything when genocide was
being carried out against our people.”
He called on government to set up an
independent judicial commission of
inquiry to investigate the killings.
“We have a full inventory of all the Fulani
people killed by Agatu and we will
produce the evidence as long as the
inquiry commission is not under the
National Assembly.
“We have no confidence on the National
Assembly because of the overriding
influence of the former Senate President,
David Mark, who knew how the Fulani
were being massacred and did nothing
but use his influence to cover it up.
“The Sultan of Sokoto was in Benue state
three times trying to find a solution to the
problem, but David Mark never came once
or even send a representative.
“Is it now that he knows the meaning of
genocide? Where was he when over 300
Fulani were killed in his area?” he asked.