The Special Task Force (STF) in Jos under the command of Maj-General Henry Ayoola yesterday issued an order of evacuation within 48 hrs to a number of Fulani dominated towns in Barikin Ladi and Riyom Local Government Areas for a military operation that will commence there, otherwise, their lives cannot be guaranteed. The STF statement read:

RESTRICTED

1. This is to inform the people residing in Barikin Ladi and Riyom Local Government Areas that a military operation is ongoing in the area. The inhabitants of Mahanga, Kakuruk, Kuzen, Maseh and Shong 2 are to evacuate immediately with their property within the next 48hrs.
2. Meanwhile, residents of Kura Falls, Kuzuk and Sharuk Rim of Gashish and Bachit districts respectively are enjoined not to panic and to be careful of their movement within the area and avoid places of military operation until further notice. People are enjoined to report any suspicious movement and activities in their areas.

3.You are please requested to use your medium to disseminate this information to the general pubic. It is to be announced routinely throughout the period of the operation in order to avoid any hazard to human lives and property.

Salisu Mustapha (Captain)
Media Information Officer

Obiagu1: With the quit notice to the Fulanis in certain communities by the STF, we are setting a very dangerous precedence that no one could control if it gets out of hand.
Firstly, it's against the constitution, secondly it could be exploited.

Obiagu1: This could take different forms. Either the settlers or the indigenous people could be the aggressors but what happens when the settlers get the upper hand in the fight? Will they be asked to vacate and abandon their properties and investments in favour of the indigenous people even if the indigenous people were the aggressors?

What happens when the indigenous people are the aggressors and have the upper hand in the fight, who will be asked to vacate?

We shouldn't start what we can't control.

Chyz*:


[b]It's only happening because they killed senators.[/b]Now, had the fulanis not been known to cause trouble and murder their host communities all over nigeria i doubt things would have been like this. It is just a consequences of their past and present actions that they refuse to give up.

Chyz*:


It's only happening because they killed senators.Now, had the fulanis not been known to cause trouble and murder their host communities all over nigeria i doubt things would have been like this. It is just a consequences of their past and present actions that they refuse to give up.

Onlytruth:

If all it takes to pacify and bring the Fulani under the control of Nigerian laws is this action, then I say FULL SPEED AHEAD FOLKS.

ndu_chucks:

Foolish Eze prescribing lawless,unconstitutional, and senseless military action to bring law abiding villagers under the control of Nigerian laws. SMH at turning logic upsidedown.

Onlytruth: I don't really agree with the logic behind the Ops point because there is an ON GOING Fulani vs everyone else war in different parts of Nigeria. It is even disingenuous to compare Fulani with other settler groups in different parts of Nigeria.

For years, Hausa vandals in the North and "Alaye" boys in Lagos have pillaged Igbo businesses and shops with Igbo only fighting back when they are INDIVIDUALLY (personally) threatened or killed.
That is not the same with Fulani who would attack and sack whole villages simply because ONE COW is killed by a villager. The story is the same in different part of Nigeria, from North to South to East to West.
What the Nigerian government is doing here is what I call "doctrine of necessity".

If all it takes to pacify and bring the Fulani under the control of Nigerian laws is this action, then I say FULL SPEED AHEAD FOLKS.

Obiagu1:

I completely disagree with you. We can't take the back door or like you said "doctrine of necessity" to solve social issues. First of all, Nigeria has a constitution and every Nigerian has the right to reside wherever he chooses without fear. It's incessant failure of the government to resolve the issue that's the problem not the Fulanis. Fulanis need grassing lands, farmers need farmlands. It's not beyond the government to forbid Fulanis from grassing in certain areas, but they should be provided by law where to grass legally.


Good you brought up Hausa vandals in the North, Alayes in Lagos and Igbos. Just a simple scenario to put this straight, assuming the Hausa vandals continue pillaging Igbo businesses in the North and the Igbos decides that enough is enough and decides to even initiate the first attack without waiting to be attacked first. What happens when the situation gets out of control like it is in Jos and the Igbos hitting the Hausas really bad? Will the Igbos be sacked from the North? Should the Igbos always wait to be killed first before they attack because they are settlers or mugus?

As an Igbo, this is a very dangerous precedence. Our government should do their job. How many killers have they arrested and prosecuted?

Onlytruth: I don't really agree with the logic behind the Ops point because there is an ON GOING Fulani vs everyone else war in different parts of Nigeria. It is even disingenuous to compare Fulani with other settler groups in different parts of Nigeria.

For years, Hausa vandals in the North and "Alaye" boys in Lagos have pillaged Igbo businesses and shops with Igbo only fighting back when they are INDIVIDUALLY (personally) threatened or killed.
That is not the same with Fulani who would attack and sack whole villages simply because ONE COW is killed by a villager. The story is the same in different part of Nigeria, from North to South to East to West.
What the Nigerian government is doing here is what I call "doctrine of necessity".

If all it takes to pacify and bring the Fulani under the control of Nigerian laws is this action, then I say FULL SPEED AHEAD FOLKS.

Onlytruth:

So, how else would the government bring the murdering tribe to compliance with the Nigerian laws?

You are one of the people urging the Nigerian security to shoot UNARMED MASSOB members, but you would take a contrary view when it comes to a group that is virtually at war with almost every host community in Nigeria.

Obiagu1:

I completely disagree with you. We can't take the back door or like you said "doctrine of necessity" to solve social issues. First of all, Nigeria has a constitution and every Nigerian has the right to reside wherever he chooses without fear. It's incessant failure of the government to resolve the issue that's the problem not the Fulanis. Fulanis need grazing lands, farmers need farmlands. It's not beyond the government to forbid Fulanis from grazing in certain areas, but they should be provided by law where to graze legally.


Good you brought up Hausa vandals in the North, Alayes in Lagos and Igbos. Just a simple scenario to put this straight. Assuming the Hausa vandals continue pillaging Igbo businesses in the North and the Igbos decide that enough is enough and decide to even initiate the first attack without waiting to be attacked first. What happens when the situation gets out of control like it is in Jos and the Igbos hitting the Hausas really bad? Will the Igbos be sacked from the North? Should the Igbos always wait to be killed first before they attack because they are settlers or mugus?

As an Igbo, I am worried because this is a very dangerous precedence. Our government should do their job. How many killers have they arrested and prosecuted?

jmaine: The service chiefs of the Nigerian Armed Forces and the defense ministry insist that it isn't any witch hunting expedition . . .They are set to handle a severe security breach and inter boundary mercenaries that may incur huge collateral damage and they are trying to avoid that . . They specifically cited alien foreign incursions largely blamed for last weekend blood bath and if not quarantined, may affect other states . . .



Please let the Military handle this issues as they deem it fit with regards to our terrain and challenges at the moment. . .