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Re: Fulani Herdsmen Promised 23 Million Votes For GEJ During 2015 Election by ItsMeAboki(m): 8:18pm On Jan 12, 2018 |
BetaThings: No one has a right to kill (except in self defence) however, whenever the system of justice fails, there is a natural tendency for victims or their relatives to lose faith and therefore take the laws into their hands. The problem with the Fulani is that they have become too successful at taking the law into their hands, after they must have been harassed/violated or exploited by local communities (a fact that is often ignored and unreported by our biased media). Had the Fulanis been the ones at the receiving end, I can assure you that nobody would care let alone raise the matter to our national conscience - as we presently have in the case of the Benue ppl etc. Yes the root cause of the problem is about respect for property, in this case, land for grazing vs land for farming; however, what is not apparent to most of you is the fact that most of the officially recognised grazing routes of the Fulanis, predating colonial times, have been gradually taken over by farmlands. The proposed grazing bill, which majority in south are against (based purely on sentiments) is primarily aimed at redressing this encroachment into established traditional Fulani grazing grounds and therefore reduce the potential for conflict between farmers and herdsmen in order for peace to reign once again. Unfortunately, due to one-sided media reporting and politicisation of the conflict, many ppl seem to want to bring to an end the Fulani nomadic way of life by imposition of laws that ban open grazing as well as to block the proposed grazing bill - in the false belief that these measures would solve the problem, without looking beyond their prejudices (tribal, religious and political) and instead at the implication of stranding thousands of Fulani cattle and their armed young men with nowhere to go. Even as we speak now there is a dangerous unfolding consequence of edging the Fulani out of the way of life, as many of their youths have turned to armed robbery and kidnapping of a deadly kind - the Kaduna/Abuja Rd. and Kaduna/Birnin Gwari route to Lagos are now very dangerous highways to travel on. |
Re: Fulani Herdsmen Promised 23 Million Votes For GEJ During 2015 Election by justiz5(m): 11:26pm On Jan 31, 2018 |
BetaThings:Go back and read my posts how I criticised Jonathan. I campaigned for PMB. I might have sacrifised for PMB more than you. Just like Rev Father Mbaka said and I quote ''I will be the first to criticise PMB if he fails'' That's exactly what I am doin. The Dullard has got no sympathy from me. |
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