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His Experience With The Fulani Herdsmen Neighbors by Samunique(m): 9:17pm On Feb 07, 2017 |
My name is ASP Usman
Gambo Kobin, I am a retired
police officer, I am from
Kobin, Numana Chiefdom,
Sanga LGA of Kaduna state.
We learnt that some people
were killed in Nandu, and
some in Kabamu all in
Numana Chiefdom. I then
went to my old father around
7am and said, “baba, I don’t
know what may happen to us
today based on what we have
been told but stay at home
and don’t move around”. A
Fulani man had actually
hinted us of the impending
attack but it was hard to ever
imagine that our Fulani
neighbours would come
around to attack us.
Then around 1:30 pm, we suddenly heard
gunshots. They had launched their attack.
Without any weapon, and nowhere we could
escape to, I told my wife to remain indoors
and let us be killed with dignity in our home.
But, she was too scared and insisted she
wanted to run out believing she may escape.
She then ran out as shooting was still going
on. My 104-year-old dad whom I asked to
stay indoors was outside and he was the first
casualty of the attack as they shot him
outside. After some time the shooting came
close to my house, behind my room and since
they were in my backyard, that meant that
the entire village had been surrounded.
You could hear the screaming and shrieking
of women and children the invaders were just
killing everyone. It was horrible. They shot
dead my wife as she ran out trying to
escape. At the end of the shooting, nine of
my relations were gunned down. I lost my
father, Madaki aged 104; my elder brother,
Paul aged 70; my wife, Salamatu Gambu
aged 56 years; two of my brothers’ wives,
Hadiza Danjuma, 35 and Helen Fedelis, 40
and the young son of my elder brother. Also
killed were the wives of my elder brother’s
two sons as well as elder brother’s grand
daughter who was eight months pregnant.
Among those who carried out the killings
were Fulani who were born and raised in our
village. We know them and they know us
also. We have been living with them since
their parents gave birth to them in Kobin. We
know them. Their leader is one Yakubu Alhaji
Haruna who is still in Sanga area and moving
freely doing what he likes. People who were
killed in my village were 48. Yes, we buried
48 people in a mass grave in Kobin. They
were killed by people we gave our land to
settle and graze their cattle without a quarrel.
There was not even a disagreement or
anything between us before the attack. That
is the most annoying aspect of the killings.
The mass grave is there, just beside my
house. And while killing our people, they were
shouting, “Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Allahu
Akbar!” (“God is great” in Arabic, popular with
jihadists while on mission). They were also
saying “Ku Kashe Arna! Kashe Arna” (Kill the
pagans! Kill the Pagans!) I was trapped in my
home watching and listening. Those of us
who survived are however suffering. |
Re: His Experience With The Fulani Herdsmen Neighbors by fulaniHERDSman(m): 9:21pm On Feb 07, 2017 |
Re: His Experience With The Fulani Herdsmen Neighbors by subtlemee(f): 9:42pm On Feb 07, 2017 |
May God grant you the fortitude to bear the loss |
Re: His Experience With The Fulani Herdsmen Neighbors by marshalcarter: 10:06pm On Feb 07, 2017 |
ain't gon lie...didn't read but from the poster above me.... May God strenghten you |
Re: His Experience With The Fulani Herdsmen Neighbors by annunaki2(m): 11:47am On Feb 08, 2017 |
The herdsmen were obviously possessed with the demonic spirit of Islam. |
Re: His Experience With The Fulani Herdsmen Neighbors by EazyMoh(m): 1:21pm On Feb 08, 2017 |
OK the attack actually happened but there must be a cause. |
Re: His Experience With The Fulani Herdsmen Neighbors by delishpot: 1:24pm On Feb 08, 2017 |
What can I say? EazyMoh: Typical reason Nigeria is still backwards. Someone has spoken, given names even his own name, his village and the names of those he believes carried out the attack, claims he has proof of the accusations instead of you to seek government investigation, you already conclude that he is telling lies? How or what turned you into such a cold blooded human? 1 Like |
Re: His Experience With The Fulani Herdsmen Neighbors by babyfaceafrica: 1:36pm On Feb 08, 2017 |
Source? |
Re: His Experience With The Fulani Herdsmen Neighbors by EazyMoh(m): 1:39pm On Feb 08, 2017 |
delishpot:I apologize for concluding the OP was lying, but this isn't is because most of these attacks are made up, exaggerated or mis-reported. And the best way to tell one is from the loopholes in the narrative. A clear one is the claim that they never had any issues with the so called attackers. That been said this attack happened since early 2014 that's about three years, so definitely no one should abortion blame on PMB. All the same the security agents should the right thing and arrest any criminal giving bad name to the Fulani. 1 Like |
Re: His Experience With The Fulani Herdsmen Neighbors by delishpot: 1:43pm On Feb 08, 2017 |
EazyMoh: Yes. Even if GEJ was there then, I still believe the subject matter here is NIGERIA not about whose era it happened. A crime has been reported, let investigation commence. How did you know not happened in 2014 tho? No attack intended o. I just want to know how you knew. Maybe it is a casebthat has been resolved already was all. |
Re: His Experience With The Fulani Herdsmen Neighbors by annunaki2(m): 1:47pm On Feb 08, 2017 |
EazyMoh: The cause is Islamic jihad. |
Re: His Experience With The Fulani Herdsmen Neighbors by EazyMoh(m): 2:11pm On Feb 08, 2017 |
delishpot:I googled the whole story, the attack took place 24th June 2014. Anyway the main narrative today is that herdsmen attacks are rampant and more daring simply because PMB is the president. But to honest we know that is very wrong and we can never solve this problem by trying to blackmail the president based on his ethnicity. Again there are are many arrests of the herdsmen and arraignment but the biased audience and media chose what to believe. If fulani herdsmen carry put an attack and they are arrested and paraded, the main comments you hear is that PMB will get them released. That's an insult to the security agents even though I believe they should do more, but they are trying. |
Re: His Experience With The Fulani Herdsmen Neighbors by delishpot: 2:18pm On Feb 08, 2017 |
EazyMoh: I get your point. 1 Like |
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