mank1234:
Do you really think Nigerian government has the capacity and will to implement cattle colony (in their term) considering how woeful government has been in infrastructure development?

Do you think government can provide security in the ranch when army barracks have been attacked many times?
What will happen to host communities when cattle are rustle? Won't they avenge their anger on the host communities?

Who will maintain the ranch?

If government is really serious why haven't they started a pilot scheme in the states that have signified interest? I feel FG is just insincere and are buying up time in readiness for blaming state governments for lack of support.

mank1234:
So with ranching those ones deep in the Bush carrying guns would drop the guns and move into the ranches and suddenly stop killing? Can you explain further?

shallysgirl:
I just thank God that Ortom stood by his people.
I pray he survives this cause his life is at stake.
This is the first time in the history of Nigeria that a governor will be on the side of the people even in the face of present danger and political relegation.

Oracle16:


Don't worry when you grow up you will understand why he went to the UN for help.

ItsTutsi:
those in the bushes are the ones trained with sophisticated weapons to protect the fulani herdsmen and cows in case of any attack..they are the ones that are prepared with proper logistics to attack a community that mistreated the fulani while rearing their cows

with a colony or ranch,every fulani will be restricted to his colony or ranch,in return,no misunderstanding and problem with farmers since there will be no destroying of farms for cow's food,which means no confrontation again between both parties

ItsTutsi:
if the federal government was willing to put so much effort,sincerity and willingness to make it a reality by meeting and asking state government for land,then I don't see why they won't implement it..i don't think after getting the land,they will tell the state government "April fools"..i think Buhari sincerely wanted to implement it,but bcuz of the politics and fair behind it,it didn't work out

the main issue of contention between the farmers and herdsmen,is the transpassing and destroying of farms by fulani herdsmen cows..so if there is a colony or ranch,both will have their boundaries set aside,no transpassing for cow food

some states have shown interested in the project but have not provided land yet,apart from kogi state,the only state to have provided land..so pilot scheme can't be conducted until land and other logistics are sorted out

I think personally the federal government are sincere with their approach bcuz the fulani herdsmen issue is doing more harm than good to Buhari,in terms of decline in his popular and effect on his reelection bid,so he really has nothing to gain from the mayhem..remember he also went to the extend to ask for the state government to proffer/advice for a solution and no answer until now

I think he won't be doing all this if he didnt care..but our issue in nigeria is lack of trust,tribalism and politicizing everything good or bad

ItsTutsi:
those in the bushes are the ones trained with sophisticated weapons to protect the fulani herdsmen and cows in case of any attack..they are the ones that are prepared with proper logistics to attack a community that mistreated the fulani while rearing their cows

with a colony or ranch,every fulani will be restricted to his colony or ranch,in return,no misunderstanding and problem with farmers since there will be no destroying of farms for cow's food,which means no confrontation again between both parties

ItsTutsi:
those in the bushes are the ones trained with sophisticated weapons to protect the fulani herdsmen and cows in case of any attack..they are the ones that are prepared with proper logistics to attack a community that mistreated the fulani while rearing their cows

with a colony or ranch,every fulani will be restricted to his colony or ranch,in return,no misungderstanding and problem with farmers since there will be no destroying of farms for cow's food,which means no confrontation again between both parties

Troublemaker007:
This Ortom of a Woman-man is just too weak for my likings, he should vacate that seat immediately and give it to someone more ruthless and brutal, someone who has guts to wipe out those herdsmen from Benue Soil before it is too late.

Chetimah:
Ok so UN will send in troopsor you just he needs more money for him to embezzled...i hope all the money the GOVERNOR donates go to the victims family's

Oracle16:



Just keep calm and learn, you will gain knowledge.

mank1234:


do you think the killings in Benue is caused by the law or failure of the law enforcement agencies?

mank1234:


Are these bushes in another country? Why haven't law enforcement agencies disarm or engage this guys rather than blaming a state government? Don't you think that they are covertly encouraging the fulani Bush dwelling militia by their utterances?

mank1234:


Ok. You're a wise man.
You did say earlier that the problem started in 1999, how we're they doing it before that they was no disagreement?

mank1234:


But some of killings is due to rustling within host community and not disagreement with farmers. Do you think they won't be rustling within the colony?

I mentioned starting pilot schemes in states that have accepted. If those ones are successful, other states would join. That's how federal government always do. They did that with NPower and school feeding program. You may be close to government and if you're please propose pilot scheme in the 11 states they claimed have accepted. Lets see how it goes.

ItsTutsi:
one of the reason they take law into their hands it's bcuz of the failure of the law enforcement agency to apprehend cattle rustlers,even tho killing it's not justified bcuz two wrongs don't make it right,but we should also condemn rustlers in totality and not try to justify an atrocity over the other,they are both crimes committed

if there was no cattle rustling,will there be any killings in retaliation? so the cattle rustlers should be apprehended and cautioned to prevent any vendetta..u dont expect the fulani to fold their arms while their cattles are being stolen while waiting for law agency,it's not logical and rational at all..

people are being sentimental with the truth,bcuz they usualy try justify to one crime over the other,a sane person will try to solve the root/fundation of the problem to avoid escalation into killings

the only state to have provided land so far is.kogi state,even tho some other state have shown interest ,but if u think pilot scheme happens to be successful in any of the stat shown interest other states will follow suite,then u are highly mistaken

let's not lie to ourselves,people didn't bother to analyse and study the likely benefit and solution it will bring to the community..rather everyone played the tribal,religious and ethnic card..the whole thing has been politicised and I don't see any likelihood of implementation

prospero5:
it baffles me why buhari is taking this fulani issue lightly. is it until it degenerates to war?

iambijo:
does military descend on fayose ? And why refering to islam as shithole here, i'am muslim and fulani and am being fair with what i wrote, you are just dumb for not balancing ur comment fairly.

mank1234:
Is it the community attacked that rustle the cattle or criminals? If you're justifying retaliation to a peaceful community because of rustling by criminals how come you are also defending labelling of herdsmen as killers when in actual sense they send the bush fulani to kill?

Troublemaker007:


Then how do you explain the recent killing in Benue and other places around the south?