The Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday fixed June 21, to rule on a suit seeking the proscription of Fulani herdsmen as a terrorist organisation.

Justice Gabriel Kolawole fixed the date after listening to an ex-parte application filed by a Makurdi- based legal practitioner, Mr Matthew Nyiutsa.

Nyiutsa is seeking the leave of court to compel President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney -General of the Federation (AGF) to move a court of competent jurisdiction to proscribe herdsmen as a terrorist group.

He said that this was with particular reference to the herdsmen operating in Benue.

Nyiutsa, who appeared in person, told the court that he was a victim of the continued attacks by “Fulani herdsmen” on communities in Benue which resulted in the death of more than 200 persons and the destruction of private and public properties.

“Properties such as residential houses, hospitals/clinics, churches, schools, bridges and markets worth billions of naira have been destroyed.

“The herdsmen have also caused grievous bodily injuries to several hundreds of people as well as take-over ancestral houses of displaced persons in Mbadwen, Uvir, Mbabai, Nyier and Mbayer/Yandev among others,” he said.

He submitted that the series of armed attacks particularly from Jan 1, to May, on inhabitants of communities in Guma, Logo, Makurdi, Gwer-East, Buruku, Tarka, Katsina-Ala and Ukum Local government Areas of Benue were acts of terrorism.

This according to him is as defined under Section 1(3) of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2011 as amended.

Nyiutsa further submitted that his right to ventilate his predicament under Section 6 of the 1999 Constitution must be preserved and protected by the court.

He urged the court to grant the application so that it could be heard on its merits.

The plaintiff in the suit is demanding the sum of N50 million as exemplary damages against the respondents.

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/06/court-to-rule-on-suit-asking-buhari-to.html

Getting a court judgement to get Buhari to proscribe Herdsmen as a terrorist organisation? That won't happen. Buhari is too biased to proscribe Herdsmen who are mainly his own ethnic group.

If the Herdsmen had been from any ethnic group in the south, Buhari would have rushed to get them proscribed.

He proscribed IPOB that killed nobody and left the Herdsmen who slaughter people daily, that's all you need to see Buhari's nepotism and bias.

I sincerely pray justice will be well served on this vexing issue.Enough of Buhari's government hypocrisy.

Stupidity. No court in the world will declare a tribe or a business as a terrorist tribe/business. Fulani herdsmen is not a group. You rather sue a Fulani herdsmen organization like Miyatti and not this foolishness.

Fulani is a tribe while herding is a business

It will take the devil himself to coerce the dull one to proscribe his next of kins as terrorists.

FriendNG:
Stupidity. No court in the world will declare a tribe or a business as a terrorist tribe/business.

Fulani is a tribe while herding is a business

Sure. The fulani herdsmen under the group Miyetti allah kautal hore are the ones being talked about. They are the group that should be proscribed as terrorists.

EricBloodAxe:


Sure. The fulani herdsmen under the group Miyetti allah kautal hore are the ones being talked about. They are the group that should be proscribed as terrorists.

It's not so. Show me from the original post above.

Unfortunately the case will fall flat

They should rather get the court to compel the FG to proscribe the act of moving cattles from town to town and outside of a farm owners’ ranch

The act is what needs to be proscribed not Fulani herdsmen

But court did not rule in the proscription of IPOB....
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Nigeria is really trying o

FriendNG:
Stupidity. No court in the world will declare a tribe or a business as a terrorist tribe/business. Fulani herdsmen is not a group. You rather sue a Fulani herdsmen organization like Miyatti and not this foolishness.

Fulani is a tribe while herding is a business

Did he mention Fulani in his suit?
Crime are been committed and those doing the crime are the terrorist.

It's like you want Nigeria to scatter?

It's easier for Nigeria to restructure, than for buhari to declare the herdsmen to proscribe them!

He may reluctantly declare them for a cheap vote.

At this time, politicians get desperate. Won't be surprised if they are declared terrorists or some form of gavelslam. We always play politics with almost everything in this country.

FriendNG:
Stupidity. No court in the world will declare a tribe or a business as a terrorist tribe/business. Fulani herdsmen is not a group. You rather sue a Fulani herdsmen organization like Miyatti and not this foolishness.

Fulani is a tribe while herding is a business

In Benue state it is illegal business if you do not own the land

Just like I thought, all the slaves of the Caliphate have ignored this thread because has to do with the Herdsmen who are agents of the caliphate

But If it were IPOB or Biafran thread, you will see them.jumpnon the thread because Biafra is a threat to their caliphate masters