Afrocentric:
it's people like you that are downgrading the south, I hate cowards

daveP:
While we deliberated on taking it up with the police and all, my dad was busy reasoning on challenging them cos he understood their language and commuted with them, especiall one of them that had formal education to SSCE Level. I learnt from the farm manager that because he insisted on going to school, his father's wives, numbering 5 refused to give him his share of the inheritance which was actually quite a fortune. He didn't mind, but the foolishness of the wives was evident in that he was an interpreter and helped with
transporting their produce to the city where it will be bought, else, they'll rot away in the deep farm settlement all to themselves.


Dad got an audience while I went round the farm snapping evidence of the colossal damage the cows did to a month's maize on height. I felt like taking physical action. Well it's about to involve the police.


While they were talking, the old man that owned the cows said he wasn't aware that his sons(the man looked 86 and his eldest son was 17) encroached our farm. He apologized and popc decided to make them pay with mutual interest first. The interpreter's talk got me suspicious and I shifted closer to hear what they will offer.


The old man wanted to offer a meagre 5000 naira for the damage his cows did!!!!


My dad refuse and I interrupted to tell my dad that he better let this peeps pay well for their damage.

They supposed to pay nothing less than 60k but here was the old man, saying 5k!!?


I got angry and told my old man to use negotiating tactics and tell them he'll get to them but refusing the 5k. he stood up to leave and they now in fear, double it to 10k.


Not enough still..... but from what happened yesterday I could deduce that


1) These Fulani herds men had no value for anything not theirs

2) The fear of repercussion makes them do stuff to even the extent of being the agressor.

3) The detest formal education, Western as they call it.

4) They swear a lot

5) The owners of the cows they herd are mostly politicians based mostly in Abuja


Pics follow.

The police will enter the matter by Monday!!


Pavore9, Lalasticlala

vislabraye:


So you expect someone whose labour and income has gone down the drain not to feel hurt or hateful. I don't think you have put yourself in the op shoes. If your source of income has gone down the drain won't you feel hurt ? Have you considered the many hours of labour ?
And saying the the Op is greedy because he wants 60k shows how insensitive you are. Do you even know the actual worth of the damage ? I guess you don't. If 10k is the value of the crop damaged, how do you now expect people to make a living from farming.

Op, I know it's painful. It's just the way Nigeria is, there's no justice. Tell them you don't need their money and drop the issue. Don't pick up a fight cos they have nothing to lose and their brother is in power.

Sijo01:


How does my harmless advice equate to downgrading
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If you must know, senseless coward, I'm a Sourtherner. Peace!

shuggah:

so 10k pays for the damage caused by those Fulanis?? its either you're a Fulani or u are one of their agents.

delors:
Good. My position is, tell your dad to get the 10k. Buy new seeds and replant. And tell your dad that the herdmen be more watchful so their cows don't enter your land to do more damage especially when they are grazing.
Tell him to do all these in a friendly manner. Those guys, as you hav mentioned, have no formal education, no chill and no remorse. Any misunderstood move from ur dad could be perceived as an act of aggression. I am.not sure your hectares of maize is worth any bloodshed. Those guys could kill if things go out of hand.
And where is your own calculation of #60k coming from? That could be seen as an act if greed. No one would even give you that kind of money, Fulani or not, talk less of these guys. Rethink your position and approach everything with diplomacy, tact and caution.
We don't want to see any news if herdsmen killing people on some farmland in Ado ekiti because of a meagre 'how much'. A word is enough for the wise.

And stop the hatred yourself...why do u sound so hurt and hateful? Is it because they are not your tribe? #SoulSearchingTime

delors:
Good. My position is, tell your dad to get the 10k. Buy new seeds and replant. And tell your dad that the herdmen be more watchful so their cows don't enter your land to do more damage especially when they are grazing.
Tell him to do all these in a friendly manner. Those guys, as you hav mentioned, have no formal education, no chill and no remorse. Any misunderstood move from ur dad could be perceived as an act of aggression. I am.not sure your hectares of maize is worth any bloodshed. Those guys could kill if things go out of hand.
And where is your own calculation of #60k coming from? That could be seen as an act if greed. No one would even give you that kind of money, Fulani or not, talk less of these guys. Rethink your position and approach everything with diplomacy, tact and caution.
We don't want to see any news if herdsmen killing people on some farmland in Ado ekiti because of a meagre 'how much'. A word is enough for the wise.

And stop the hatred yourself...why do u sound so hurt and hateful? Is it because they are not your tribe? #SoulSearchingTime

delors:

Mumu. You are brainless. Offer your 2cents and Bleep off feasting on other people's comments if u have nothing in ur cube box head.

shuggah:

thanks

daveP:


1) These Fulani herds men had no value for anything not theirs

2) The fear of repercussion makes them do stuff to even the extent of being the agressor.

3) The detest formal education, Western as they call it.

4) They swear a lot

5) The owners of the cows they herd are mostly politicians based mostly in Abuja


Pics follow.

The police will enter the matter by Monday!!


Pavore9, Lalasticlala

Blue3k:


Sotry for you loss from these illiterate vandals. I would suggest going to court and suing maybe. If they have so many cows they could sell it and make you whole again wit extra compensation for pain and suffering. These guys are crimals plain and simple.

Next fence your land with barbed wire. It's low cost way to protect property and leaves no excuse for offender of you catch their animals inside enclosed area.

Sijo01:


How does my harmless advice equate to downgrading
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If you must know, senseless coward, I'm a Sourtherner. Peace!

delors:

For those crying as if it's their balls the cows ate, please endeavour to identify with the first few words in my comment "MY POSITION IS..." This is my position, my thoughts, my way. Not yours, if u have ur own opinion, share it with us...stop quoting, misquoting and misrepresenting me, you sound silly because u can't read well.

gypsey:
in as much as your Advice is and position sounds reasonable, what if after all that and the grazers ( i gathered they can be quite Ignorant, Arrogant and blood thirsty gunhos) returns and does some more damages with their cows to this poor man's farm again? Then what.

delors:

You "gathered", you really don't know. What if I told you that these people could be as kind as ever and their perceived "blood-thirstiness" is because they feel insecure because of their ignorance and lack of education?

I.am.not saying my point is reasonable, I am just saying the OP should consider some of these reasons to avoid the avoidables. If the father takes appropriate steps (as I assume he would being an old man with years of life experience) , present situation could be resolved, future damages/hostilities could be avoided, and everyone would be happy. It's a matter of reason my friend.

bbjummy:

This boss actually said the bitter TRUTH @OP. If you live on the Plateau you surely will understand what he is talking about. You trash a Fulani, overnight everyone in that family will be dead. They are heartless and useless set of people. The live of their useless cattle matters to them than that of any human being. They never FORGIVE neither do they FORGET. Even in centuries, they will wipe away any person's family that stands AGAINST them. I can write a book on this HOOLIGANS!!

gypsey:
yes! I Agree! It's a matter of reason/reasonable as i asserted earlier, i must add you mentioned their lack of education and ignorant, does that justify their murderous behaviour? Behaviour which you agree they pocess otherwise you will not be Advicing the man to Avoid it. Does lack of education and ignorance justify killing of innocent farm owners for trying to protect their farm and their means of livelyhood?

delors:

[s] Good. My position is, tell your dad to get the 10k. Buy new seeds and replant. And tell your dad that the herdmen be more watchful so their cows don't enter your land to do more damage especially when they are grazing.
Tell him to do all these in a friendly manner. Those guys, as you hav mentioned, have no formal education, no chill and no remorse. Any misunderstood move from ur dad could be perceived as an act of aggression. I am.not sure your hectares of maize is worth any bloodshed. Those guys could kill if things go out of hand.
And where is your own calculation of #60k coming from? That could be seen as an act if greed. No one would even give you that kind of money, Fulani or not, talk less of these guys. Rethink your position and approach everything with diplomacy, tact and caution.
We don't want to see any news if herdsmen killing people on some farmland in Ado ekiti because of a meagre 'how much'. A word is enough for the wise.

And stop the hatred yourself...why do u sound so hurt and hateful? Is it because they are not your tribe? #SoulSearchingTime
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delors:
Good. My position is, tell your dad to get the 10k. Buy new seeds and replant. And tell your dad that the herdmen be more watchful so their cows don't enter your land to do more damage especially when they are grazing.
Tell him to do all these in a friendly manner. Those guys, as you hav mentioned, have no formal education, no chill and no remorse. Any misunderstood move from ur dad could be perceived as an act of aggression. I am.not sure your hectares of maize is worth any bloodshed. Those guys could kill if things go out of hand.
And where is your own calculation of #60k coming from? That could be seen as an act if greed. No one would even give you that kind of money, Fulani or not, talk less of these guys. Rethink your position and approach everything with diplomacy, tact and caution.
We don't want to see any news if herdsmen killing people on some farmland in Ado ekiti because of a meagre 'how much'. A word is enough for the wise.

And stop the hatred yourself...why do u sound so hurt and hateful? Is it because they are not your tribe? #SoulSearchingTime

jmoore:

You are the one filled with hatred that is powered by ignorance.

10,000 Naira to do what exactly? Will the 10,000 Naira bring back the crops the exact way they were before the cows ate them up?


Time is money!!!!!!!


@op. better get guns to protect yourself.

jmoore:

You are the one filled with hatred that is powered by ignorance.

10,000 Naira to do what exactly? Will the 10,000 Naira bring back the crops the exact way they were before the cows ate them up?


Time is money!!!!!!!

@op. better get guns to protect yourself.

delors:

And this is e best u have to offer? Fir the OP to get a gun? Have u engaged in a gun battle before? Have u lived in a Hut in d wilderness with no light, no Internet, nothing before? Do u have charms to dodge bullets? Is a 60k compensation enough to bring back the dead or even pay medical bills to heal a broken leg, a smashed skull, an arrow pierced chest?
How can u not tell the OP to go fight when he's not ur relative. Mumu. You will be among those typing RIP on FB n NL by the time to see a topic that fulanis reinforced and wiped out an entire family because if 5k seeds. #60k that I still dashed a girl I hardly talk to a few hours ago, na on top that u wan die. Poverty na bad thing o

jmoore:


Mr Philanthropist , why not go and give the fulanis money so they can stop destroying people's farm?

Who asked you if you get 60k? Is that the topic?

The only Mumu is the one you see whenever you stare at a mirror!!!!

delors:

The point I was making is it is not worth the deal...no need to break a neck over the incident...no need to escalate it...and my reference the #60 saara money is just to tell u money isn't everything...especially if it is this meagre. Don't feel bad bro...u can also help the cause by sowing a seed of bags o maize into the OP's investment.

ArodewilliamsT:



But these same fulanis are the people yorubas want to live and die with under the Banner of 'one nigeria', why all these lamentation?

ikennaf1:


Delors I've been reading your replies and while they are good, there is this side of human character that it did not satisfy. What if the op's kindness gesture is perceived as weakness and therefore emboldens the fulanis to do more harm in the future?
After all they'll just pay 5k of they want. Kindness can be perceived as weakness you know, and sometimes it can be perceived as fear.

The problem needs not to be solved just now, but the best measures to be taken are ones that can solve this problem and prevent future occurrences while preserving human life.