There was panic in Lagos and Ogun yesterday, following the reported influx of armed Hausa-Fulani herdsmen into the states.

But the police doused the tension, assuring residents that all was well.

Many residents received text messages on their mobile telephones that the herdsmen came into the states from the North.

Some of the messages claimed that the herdsmen came from Jos, Plateau State, where hundreds of children and women were killed in Dogo Nahawa last Sunday.

The messages asked residents to be "alert" and beware of "strange faces".

The Lagos and Ogun Police commands said there was no truth in such claims.

At Mowe, Kara and Ibafo on the outskirts of Lagos yesterday, the herdsmen were seen trying to settle down.

They were arranging their household items in makeshift homes.

They rebuffed attempts in speak with them.

The Lagos Command described the text messages alleging the arrival of trailer loads of strange elements with dangerous mission as false.

A statement by Commissioner of Police Marvel Akpoyibo said investigation revealed that there was no truth in the claims.

The statement entitled: "Security Alert", reads: "The attention of the Lagos State Police Command has been drawn to various text messages currently in circulation and on the internet, alleging the arrival of trailer loads of strange elements in the state. Investigation carried out so far has revealed that there is no truth whatsoever in these seemingly alarming text messages.

"The state police command has, however, put proactive measures in place to ensure safety of lives and property of all law-abiding citizens in the state. Members of the public are, therefore, advised to continue to exercise their civic responsibilities by covertly passing information on all suspicious characters to the police rather than encourage the spread of false text messages that were circulated in the first instance to cause scare and restiveness in the state.

"The police command is sincerely appreciative of the collaborative efforts, who have continued to render assistance to the police on our collective resolve to realise our mission statement of ‘zero tolerance’ for crime in Lagos State.

"Members of the public are hereby advised to go about their lawful business without fear as the state command is determined at all times and by the grace of God to guarantee service delivery to the good people of Lagos State.

The Ogun Command yesterday placed Kara near Ibafo on the Lagos –Ibadan Expressway, under a 24-hour surveillance.

A statement by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, described the herdsmen as harmless traders.

"No single offensive weapon was found on them after a thorough search and interrogation conducted by the senior officers of the Command who were drafted to the area.

"Without mincing words, these visitors are pure Hausa Fulani traders who have come with their family members for their genuine businesses and not for any harm," Adejobi stated.

Adejobi said the herdsmen did not come from the North but were displaced vegetables/fruits dealers in Akani - Modo Market, Mile 12, Lagos.

They were displaced following the development projects being undertaken in the market by the Lagos State Government, he said.

In Jos, Plateau State, there was anxiety yesterday – exactly one week after the killings.

But there were fears of a fresh bloodbath, with the arrest of over 45 youths by a joint patrol team of the army and the police.

Most churches in Vwang, Turu, Chugwi and Fwil did half services. Many worshippers rushed out of churches over fear of possible attacks. Most of the churches closed half way into their services, when the news of the arrest of 45 suspected militant youths who were said to be coming from Lafia, Nasarawa State, was broken.

The news kept transporters off Jos yesterday. Most passengers who left Jos for Port Harcourt on Saturday, with intention of returning yesterday were stranded.

A text message received from Port Harcourt from a Jos journalist said they were "finding it difficult to come back after the news of the arrest that went to the press".

Police spokesman Mohammed Lerema, told our reporter on phone that the "arrested persons were still undergoing interrogation and as soon as they are done, the outcome would be made public".

A member representing Jos-South and Jos-East in the House of Representatives, Hon. Bitrus Kaze, urged the Acting President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Paul Dike, and the Chief of Army Staff, General AbdulRahman Danbazzau, to hold the General Officer Commanding, 3 Armoured Division, Jos, Major General Saleh Maina, responsible for the Dogon-Nahawa killings.

"So long as General Maina remains the G.O.C of Jos, there is no guarantee for peace in Jos, because we have totally lost confidence in him," Kaze said, adding:

"Maina declared to us that the Army has taken full security operations of Jos and Plateau State. He added that since then maintenance of law and order in Plateau State is now a military operation. He further assured all that he was going to do the job professionally and in accordance with the law.

"So, he must be held responsible for the carnage at Dogon-Nahawa because he said he has taken over the full security of Plateau State. He even ordered all other security agencies to be subjected to his command against known constitutional provisions. Therefore, he should be held responsible for anybody that is lost since he took over the security operation."

http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/39700/1/Jos-Panic-in-Lagos-Ogun-/Page1.html

As I was about posting this, a co-worker of mine told me she's been seeing stragnge fulani faces around her home in  Abule-Egba area of Lagos, also that she's been hearing noises of metals for some nights now, what  steps should she take and what's your take on this?

dis kind tin no be 4 south forget it man

pheesayor:

http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/39700/1/Jos-Panic-in-Lagos-Ogun-/Page1.html

As I was about posting this, a co-worker of mine told me she's been seeing stragnge fulani faces around her home in Abule-Egba area of Lagos, also that she's been hearing noises of metals for some nights now, what steps should she take and what's your take on this?

Hysteria. Mass paranoia.

what happened to the text message making the rounds about abokis poisoning christians and southerners

I wonder why newspapers give these rumuors any coverage

On the night of Sat/Sun @ about 1215 a.m, I saw several hundreds of Hausa/Fulanis entering the Police College. They were apparently coming from Ikeja under-bridge. Hope it was 4 prayers not violence!

It will be the beginningof their undoing if they come to Lagos to foment trouble.
They will be roasted alive

If they try that in the south, it will take a lot of intervention from all the powers that be to stop the OPC boys from making the fulani race history!

Sky Spirit:

On the night of Sat/Sun @ about 1215 a.m, I saw several hundreds of Hausa/Fulanis entering the Police College. They were apparently coming from Ikeja under-bridge. Hope it was 4 prayers not violence!

Questions:

1. Hundreds of fulanis in lagos doing what?
2. Were they armed?
3. Why were they entering the police college? For training?
4. If something sinister, are the police involved in anyway?

Hmmmm. I cant shout.

^^ ONOVO invited them for training, you know the IGPis part of the northern conspiracy against the southerners

Let them make it to my area in Ogba and i will personal slice someone's throat for the first time in my life. Bloody terrorist.

whats your address mate, we were there yesterday supplying one madam okereke cow!!

Anyways, me thinks to be forwarned is to be fore-armed, I know OPC will protect Lagos but, hmmmm. God help us

pheesayor:

Anyways, me thinks to be forwarned is to be fore-armed, I know OPC will protect Lagos but, hmmmm. God help us

OP wetin . O boy better plan on how to defend urself and yourself and your family or ask satan for divine protection instead of OPC.

those guys can't stand OPC, if they try it, the race might just be what we used to hear about

let them try, i guess this will be the final death knell in Nigeria's coffin. The west isnt the same as Jos.
there will be no hausa/fulani left in the west by the time the dust settles.

If i hear say any OPC member remain for lagos when yawa gas.

What is the offense of southern Nigerians to warrant all these rubbish?

Pharoh:

What is the offense of southern Nigerians to warrant all these rubbish?

The offence is that we're southern.

Rubbish , coward posting

If at all this is truth there is such influx , this must be common fulanies going for their normal business.

Na so e dey start ooh. Be mindful of ur environment.

Beware the fulanies are knock about. sleep with one eye open or you loose your head. That is literally.

People get a grip, paranoia is beginning to set in. Is someone with a club or at best machete, said to be HEAVILY armed? The fulanis in question,did they come in trucks chanting war cries? Trust me,the fulanis I Know won't announce their entrance,they'll just ATTACK and kill a few helpless people in cold blood,albeit gruesomely. So cheer up lads!

LOL this thread is so funny, in the midst of madness There's still room for humour. Seun please put this on front page, LOL so you people a thousand of kilometers away fear battle rearers . I nor fit laugh . Don't worry the Tivs, Beroms and Igalas won't let you down, they're making sure you sleep with both eyes closed LOL. Nigeria's something else believe you me.

This is just the beginning. Many people chanting "One Nigeria" will soon realise how much they are strangers and enemies in their so called country.

Believe me, these blood thirsty fulanis can Attack and slaughter millions in Lagos and Ogun, and nothing will happen because alot of cowards would prefer to worship them than fight back! When you talk to the cowards, they will say that they are using common sense! I laugh in Fulani!

If you are depending on OPC, stop wasting your time. Those guys no get liver to retaliate against Fulanis wey sabi nothing but to train and slaughter cattles!

OPC Ko JTF ni!

darqly:

People get a grip, paranoia is beginning to set in. Is someone with a club or at best machete, said to be HEAVILY armed? The fulanis in question,did they come in trucks chanting war cries? Trust me,the fulanis I Know won't announce their entrance,they'll just ATTACK and kill a few helpless people in cold blood,albeit gruesomely. So cheer up lads!

OPC will have em roasted and nailed to the cross.
The OPCs don't mess around.

eleshin:

a girl in my school refuse to resume to her hostel due to news making round that fulanis frm north are now in alaba rago a hausa settlement at okokomaiko where her hotel is situated.she even called me 2 accompany her down to her hostel just to pick some stuff but i fear d jihadist.omo i dey fear no be small cos those guys kill like say den dey kill ram.

so u be fear fear man.

with the OPC, the yoruba and Igbo touts in lagos.

those mallams don't stand a chance, even with thier bows and arrows and jazz.

If Dis story dey true Ya wa Go Gas oooooo

Becomericch, what is the population of the Fulanis that we won't hear for them?

Those Fulani are nothing to play around with. They do not just kill one person, they wipe out a family.

There are Fulani in all West African countries. They are a tough people.

Do not confuse them with the Hausa. A Fulani man is far smarter than a Hausa and even some Yorubas and Igbos.