Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the comments being made by some Nigerians that herdsmen, farmers clashes began since President Muhammadu Buhari came into office is unfortunate.

He also said attempts by some Nigerians to label the clashes as ethnic cleansing or Islamisation is unfortunate.

Speaking in an interview with DAILY INDEPENDENT in Abuja, the Minister said the first recorded clash between farmers and herdsmen happened in 1947 when Nigeria was still under colonial rule.

The minister who said the clashes between the farmers and herdsmen is not ethnic cleansing as erroneously believed also added that several clashes occurred under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, especially the Agatu killings in 2013.

According to him, President Buhari is also worried about the killings and is taking pragmatic steps to ensure that every territory of Nigeria is secure and safe.

“It is unfortunate that Nigerians at times make commentary on the farmers, herdsmen clashes either out of ignorance or out of emotion. What is happening in the Middle-Belt , particularly Taraba, Benue, Plateau, people’s comments are largely driven by emotions and not facts.

“When they report, farmers, herdsmen clashes, they report it as if it was brought by the Buhari administration, forgetting that the first recorded clash of herdsmen and farmers was in 1947. They have also forgotten that in 2013, there was the Agatu killing.

“We have number of killings recorded between farmers and herdsmen which took place under the Jonathan presidency. For you to understand the herdsmen, clashes and address it holistically, you must understand the context very well.

“There are attempts today to look at herdsmen, farmers clashes as religious, ethnic issues. Some people have even gone as far as calling it ethnic cleansing or Islamisation. I think that is very unfortunate because largely, the farmers, herdsmen clash is a fallout of the demographic explosion, climate change, economic and social issues,” he said.


Read more https://independent.ng/farmers-herdsmen-clashes-not-islamisation-ethnic-cleansing-lai-mohammed/

Lia Mohammed issa mad man

If Lai says yes
It's actually No


So when he says there is no agenda anywhere
Just know that there is a big problem

These stupid people are still saying `farmers and herdsmen’ clash. I swear I can't believe I voted for these monsters.
I can only try to correct my mistake.

Another lie from Liar! Never believe anything he says, that is the spirit of listening to him! A born-liar!

Huge lie's from lie mohammed, killing this government with lie's

zombieTRACKER:
If Lai says yes
It's actually No


So when he says there is no agenda anywhere
Just know that there is a big problem

Exactly my thoughts

Coming from a man who has "Lai" as his first name.


Nigerians know the truth.
Twisting it won't save you and your masters come 2019

Yeye dey smell

Believe him at your own peril.

so had sectarian violence ala boko haram, but that didn't stop you guys from playing politics with it, did it?


the recent herdsmen rampage is a product of pmb's refusal to chastise his kinsmen... it is similar to GEJ's less than appropriate response to the escalation of BH attacks in 2012/2013...


one leader is complicit, the other was complacent.

Shameless liar! Just yesterday fulani terrorist burnt a church and killed 6 people in Plateau, the same location the terrorist massacred over 200 people!
https://www.nairaland.com/4593732/july-1st-2018-2am-fulani

There's a confusion here, it's not Farmer and herdmens clashes, it's fulani invasion of farmers land.

Lai Muhammed is a shameless liar, Idiot, callous & killer man.Any wonder his home state of Ilorin was effortlessly fulanized by Alimi due to the timidity & docility of his fore father-Afonja? This man & the APC think every Nigerian is a slowpoke as the Fulani & their cattle which interests they are protecting.

He knows nobody believes him

He started with a lie by calling it farmers and herdsmen clashes.

believ this at ur dettiment

Denial is typically what buhari's destructive govt is good at. Didn't they deny all their campaign promises?
Christians are attacked right in their homes unprovoked with churches burnt down and one idiot is saying it is not religious. Bloody terrorist.

What happened to bringing the criminals to justice