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We’ve Paid Some Fulani To Stop Killings In Southern Kaduna – El-rufai by Tk4all(m): 9:23am On Dec 03, 2016 |
Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir el-Rufai has said his government has traced some violent, aggrieved Fulani to their countries and paid them to stop the killings of Southern Kaduna natives and the destruction of their communities saying that the renewed violence is carried out by bandits. El-Rufai made this known while fielding questions from some select Journalists in his office in Kaduna. He said: “For southern Kaduna, we didn’t understand what was going on and we decided to set up a committee under Gen. Martin Luther Agwai (rtd) to find out what was going on there. What was established was that the root of the problem has a history starting from the 2011 post election violence. “Fulani herdsmen from across Africa bring their cattle down towards Middle Belt and Southern Nigeria. The moment the rains starts around March, April, they start moving them up to go back to their various communities and countries. “Unfortunately, it was when they were moving up with their cattle across Southern Kaduna that the elections of 2011 took place and the crisis trapped some of them. “Some of them were from Niger, Cameroon, Chad, Mali and Senegal. Fulanis are in 14 African countries and they traverse this country with the cattle. “So many of these people were killed, cattle lost and they organised themselves and came back to revenge. “So a lot of what was happening in Southern Kaduna was actually from outside Nigeria. We got a hint that the late Governor Patrick Yakowa got this information and he sent someone to go round some of these Fulani communities, but of course after he died, the whole thing stopped. That is what we inherited. But the Agwai committee established that. “We took certain steps. We got a group of people that were going round trying to trace some of these people in Cameroon, Niger republic and so on to tell them that there is a new governor who is Fulani like them and has no problem paying compensations for lives lost and he is begging them to stop killing. “In most of the communities, once that appeal was made to them, they said they have forgiven. There are one or two that asked for monetary compensation. They said they have forgiven the death of human beings, but want compensation for cattle. We said no problem, and we paid some. As recently as two weeks ago, the team went to Niger republic to attend one Fulani gathering that they hold every year with a message from me. source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/12/weve-paid-fulani-stop-killings-southern-kaduna-el-rufai/ |
Re: We’ve Paid Some Fulani To Stop Killings In Southern Kaduna – El-rufai by Tk4all(m): 9:26am On Dec 03, 2016 |
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Re: We’ve Paid Some Fulani To Stop Killings In Southern Kaduna – El-rufai by Sibrah: 9:52am On Dec 03, 2016 |
El rufai is clearly making a case for his brethren to be give the amnesty. If not how did they escape so easily but we traced to another country and paid? |
Re: We’ve Paid Some Fulani To Stop Killings In Southern Kaduna – El-rufai by Theoritical(m): 10:08am On Dec 03, 2016 |
You've just gave them what they wanted... Since Nigerdeltans were given amnesty, the North have known no rest. I hope they are satisfied now |
Re: We’ve Paid Some Fulani To Stop Killings In Southern Kaduna – El-rufai by jamislaw(m): 10:38am On Dec 03, 2016 |
Is better you kill Fulani man than to kill his cow, even in hundred years to come they shall come back for revenge. If you think am lying just kill Fulani cow..........and wait for the evil that will befall that community. Is good to forgive and forget. |
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