A Makurdi High Court Judge, Justice Morris Ikpambese, has granted a motion ex parte brought by the people of Tyoshin community in the Gwer-West Local Government Area of Benue State claiming N100bn from six Fulani herdsmen for destroying their farms.
While granting the motion brought by the counsel for the plaintiffs, Justice Ikpambese ordered that the writ of summons be served on the respondents by substituted means.


He said the writ of summons should be served in the office of the chairman, civilian joint task force on the Tiv-Fulani affairs in Benue and Nasarawa states in the premises of the office of the deputy governor of the state.

The judge said the summons should also be served by pasting same on the notice board of the High Court of Justice, Makurdi, adding that he was satisfied with the submission of the plaintiff’s’ counsel that efforts made to effect direct service on the respondents had proved abortive as shown by the exhibit before the court.
In the statement of claim, the plaintiffs, led by Mr Shuwem Mnguduguen, alleged that six Fulani herdsmen simply identified as, Alhaji Doka, Alhaji Danka, Alhaji Shagari, Alhaji Dogo, Alhaji Ilo and Alhaji Ibrahim – destroyed their farms and land, demanding that the trespassers should pay them N100bn.

They equally prayed the court to restrain them from further trespass on their land.
The PUNCH learnt that Fulani herdsmen started attacking communities in the Gwer-West LGA in 2011.
During the latest attacks, 17 communities were destroyed while unspecified number of houses, farms and stores of harvested crops were destroyed.
During a tour of the affected communities organised by the Chairman of the Gwer-West LGA traditional council, Chef Daniel Abomtse, newsmen counted 33 shallow graves of women and children killed in the attacks.

In 2012, hundreds of the herdsmen invaded the local government area and occupied devastated areas with their cattle and allegedly killed the remnants, forcing the then state governor, Gabriel Suswam, to request the presence of soldiers.
Meanwhile, a chieftain of the pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Mr. Ayo Opadokun, has said various ethnic groups in Nigeria need to hold a dialogue in order to fashion out a lasting solution to the atrocities of herdsmen across the country.
Opadokun, who is a lawyer, said the crisis had assumed a national dimension and urgent steps needed to be taken to avert the problem which could snowball into a major national crisis.

Speaking with journalists after the dedication of the new First Baptist Church, Offa, the NADECO chieftain said it was wicked for a group of people to cause pains and kill people through their activities.
He added, “Nobody should be under any illusion; we are in a major crisis. Let the ethnic nationalities have a democratic arrangement and sit down to treat and deal with the problem.

“There must be term and the rule of engagement and modus operandi. As a result of such concurrence, we can now fashion out a new constitution, which will be called the ground norm, that is our home-made constitution, to which all can subscribe.
“We don’t have that now; that is why a group of people will leave their own place go and destroy the crops of other persons in another part of the country, and then when the farmers ask questions and they go to the police, they will be the ones who will be abused and sometimes detained.

“The Fulani herdsmen will go scot-free and the government knows about this. I think there was a meeting about this yesterday (Saturday) and the Minister of Interior spoke about it so he knows about it.”
Opadokun said the church in Nigeria had regrettably not been a change agent due to activities of some Christian leaders which he said was undermining the cause of Jesus Christ.

According to him, some churches receive proceeds of illegal transactions from their members without trying to probe the sources of their wealth.
Opadokun believed that the Federal Government needed loans to complete some of the projects started by the previous administrations.
He, however, said such loans must be channelled towards providing essential infrastructure such as good road network and railway transportation system which he said would boost the nation’s economy.

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Movement Against Fulani Occupation Makurdi are doing well....

Is it federal government that'll pay the 100billion compensation or herdsmen?

But all Benue Senators and House of Reps members are so quiet about this Fulani attacks.

Why

Great initiative from the people.

Anything to stop the marauding criminals is a welcome development. The sooner the wheat is separated from the chaff the better.

Hiss

These Benue farmers are not serious.

With their brother as president?
The judgement will be INCONCLUSIVE!

Arm yourselves and fight back. Buhari controls the court

Question: How much is the lives of the people of Benue worth?

Answer: Life is worth more than money. A solution rather than a fine is better.

ok na

abegi!

whether them pay one trillion would it bring back the dead

as long as they cannot defend themselves by themselves this would keep happening

all this protest, occupy this, occupy that is bullshit

they should go and read femi fani kayode piece on yugoslavia arising

Would that stop d killings?

Correct



Let them pay the money and still get out of Benue State

dimsonu:
Life is worth more than money. A solution rather than a fine is better.

You didn't say this when others were maimed and slaughtered like goats

fulani ke, will they hear you.they've no respect for the law

Ehn

Good move, but should they win the case, exactly how r those uneducated nomads expected to raise 100bn? Maybe by ravaging more communities. This fulani nonsense must stop.

Those cows have brain that brainless ipob guy on the other thread

dimsonu:
Life is worth more than money. A solution rather than a fine is better.

Please this is nigeria

What are you talking about .. So if i give u 1 milli u go wan find solution

100 BILLION NAIRA?

Fulani men been in news on daily bases

BumBae:

Please this is nigeria

What are you talking about .. So if i give u 1 milli u go wan find solution

If my life is involved... Who go chop the 1 milli??

Fulani na human being? I'd rather advice de farmers to beef up their security up to de maximum level.

The best solution is to never allow any fresh Fulani settler in your community.
Tactically arm yourself against them & report to the govt.
Last Bullet
But I know one day, if these marauding herdsmen don't change for good, they ll be an endangered specie in other parts of Nigeria.
It ll be everybody against them, they ll nw a common enemy everyone wanna get rid of.

Burger01:
You didn't say this when others were maimed and slaughtered like goats

Hehehehe mmmh...you funny shaa, how did you know I didn't?

Is this a joke?

fulanimafia:

Mynd44 rule 2 applies here.

And what was his offence

dimsonu:
Question: How much is the lives of the people of Benue worth?

Answer: Life is worth more than money. A solution rather than a fine is better.

It will serve as a deterrent knowing that they can be sued.

dimsonu:


Hehehehe mmmh...you funny shaa, how did you know I didn't?

Okay.