₦airaland Forum

Demmzy15:
Didn't you notice how the hypocrites avoided this thread? These were innocent travelers some of who aren't even Fulani, imagine me traveling, I would have been killed.

Imagine that Muslims did this to innocent Christian travelers who knew nothing, how the whole social media and even nairalander CAN of worms be castigating and abusing Islam.

Anyways, God dey... And he alone will bring peace to all of us, Alhamdulillah there hasn't been reprisals by Muslims in the North. The world has gone past that!

Demmzy15:
Abeg help with some sources, I want to share with some

. when the Sardauna of Sokoto, Alhaji Ahmadu Bello, became the Premier of the Northern Region, he established the first grazing reserves and “”stock routes” in Sokoto, Katsina, Zaria and Bauchi Provinces in 1965.

Empiree:
I said it. Politicians are part of the problem. Shaking my head

Empiree:
how does state own the land, just because they have to issue legal papers including C/Os?. Most lands in SW are owned by grandpa, great grandpa, great great and greater grandpa.greater grandma. And most don't have official c/o. Only in recent years govt decided to modernize the system of land and homeownership.

no, I didn't. I already indicated that. I only blamed them for the killings which they have no right to take anyone's life. Most of those farmers probably aren't even aware of the agreement. Many of them most likely inherited the land.

Again, I understand but it can be deduced that this is reprisal attack. Herdsmen most likely understood the agreement better than the farmers is the reason the laid claims.

So who are the opposition to this?. Political parties?. See I was right when I said govt should buy the land away from the local

Empiree:
lots of men of wisdom have gone by. This was really a good idea back then that should have been maintained.



perfectly understandable because there wasn't red line to demarcate grazing lands. Succeeding govt should have followed up Sardauna's plan.



For you. I wanted to be sure farmers are not some obscure people from nowhere. Basically farmers are locals. The same folks

But how about SW and East where herd's people kill also?. Sardauna's plan didn't extend there. So why they have to kill farmers in Yoruba and igbo regions?

Empiree:
what happened?. Herd's lands were taken before?.

And who are the farmers?

Either way, incessant killings is not the way to resolve dispute. It creates confusions. Asides, CAN and Christians aren't helping the situation by constantly nagging and harrasing muslims for the killings. That's senseless.

Besides, all concerned authorities shouldn't be sitting dumb and do nothing while citizens are butchered. And hence forth, herd's should have ranches across the country to keep their cows. Every Nigeria benefits from their herd's business. But cow shouldn't be roaming the streets. That's absurd.

Demmzy15:
What can be done to curb the killings going on between herders and farmers? It's getting too much!

skales67:
If you quote me again to say rubbish, you will not wake up from your sleep tonight

skales67:
Abeg make civil war kukuma breakout in Middlebelt and North Central let me watch them while eating my popcorn.

SalamRushdie:
No matter how you try to paint it the killer Herdmens are 100 percent responsible for his unfortunate death

dairykidd:
Bias report by a suspected Fulani.. Why is it always "suspected" Fulani herdsmen & the Christians are "confirmed" I hate bias/ deceit

Bari22:
All this southern/christian/pdp guys, i dont know what is happening to u guys. There is ethnic crisis and u are very quick to term it "killing christians" and as it stands now, the number of muslims killed is thrice the number of christians killed in the crisis but u all claiming that it is only christians that are victim of crisis using ur fake websites

SalamRushdie:
Me sha I know you participate in the killings from time to time when you are free and I know you are and one lady here are the most dangerous of you specie here

kachimoore94:
if the president stands up and do something I think the killings will stop.
why is this government keeping quiet over this issues?
the government should take proper actions.
this is already civil war happening is some parts of the country.

SalamRushdie:
OP why don't you tell us the about the untold killings that also triggered the Fulanis killing people in Benue, Kaduna and Zamfara .... Keep foolingvyourseld Butvthe whole world already know it's ethnic cleansing that's going on

major466:
Miyetti Allah terrorist organization doing everything possible to justify the massacre in Plateau state. I thought the killings in Agatu, Taraba, Adamawa was as result of anti grazing bill.

PREMIUM TIMES had earlier on Friday obtained details of one those attacks which also led to the death of four cattle traders.

The Thursday Killing

On Thursday evening, four traders, of ethnic Fulani stock, returning from a cattle market, were allegedly ambushed and killed, in what appears to be part of the bloody cycle of attacks and retaliatory attacks in Plateau State. A day later, the Cattle Breeders Association, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area chapter, accused the Berom speaking natives of the town of being behind the attack which occurred along Hiapang, Barkin Ladi road.

The scribe of the association, Abubakar Gambo, also accused the attackers of whisking away the corpses of the victims.
“The unfortunate incident occurred between 6.30 to 6.40pm, Thursday at Hiapan. The Berom people ambushed and killed four of our people, burnt the car they were in. The people were returning from a cattle market from Bukuru, Jos South Local Government Area. They took away their corpses,” Mr Gambo said.

The scribe told PREMIUM TIMES that his association had reported the matter to security agencies.
“The victims are all married with children. They are: Bala Adamu, Isa Mohammed, Ibrahim Ahmed and Lawal Abubakar Dangana. We informed security operatives, members of the Special Task Force on Jos crisis came to the scene. They got there while the fire on the cars was still burning,” he said. He also lamented the increasing spate of attacks.

“This is the third time such attacks on our people by Berom people are occurring. We want a stop to this dastardly acts on our people,” he said. When PREMIUM TIMES reached out to the police last Friday, the police said the incident was an abduction, and “not yet murder”.


The police also said they could not yet ascertain the number of casualties in the attack.

“At the moment, we (police) cannot say that the said persons have been killed. It is still a case of kidnapping. Investigations into the incident has commenced, we shall unravel those behind the act,” the Plateau police spokesperson, Terna Tyopev, said on Friday.
Reacting to the allegations, the national president, Berom Youth Moulders Association, Dalyop Choji, confirmed the attack but said the Beroms were not responsible for it.

“The situation that led to the whisking away of the said Fulani people was a ‘chaos’ at Hiapang. I can authoritatively tell you that those who kidnapped the Fulanis are not Berom. Those who witnessed the scene said a Vectra car was on the trail of the vehicle conveying the Fulanis, only God knows from where?” the Berom leader told PREMIUM TIMES on Friday.
“Occupants of the said car opened fire on the car the Fulanis were in, forced them into their Vectra car, set the car ablaze and drove away, shooting sporadically in the air. The process created commotion, residents of Hiapang ran for safety. How could that be Berom people.
“We (Berom people) have been battling with attacks. I am sad to report to you that between last weekend and yesterday (Thursday) we have lost 16 people to gunmen,” he explained.

Yet To Be Identified Attackers
Mr Choji’s explanation reflects a deeper problem beyond the ethnic colouration many Nigerians give to repeated violence in Plateau and neighbouring states. It perhaps points more to criminality by armed gangs unleashing terror on citizens at will, in the face of a seemingly incompetent government. The killings, however, eventually take ethnic turns and lead to retaliatory attacks.
Thousands of people have been killed this year alone in violence mainly between marauding herdsmen and their host communities. In most cases, the attackers are never apprehended.

In the case of the Fulani four on Thursday, their attackers are yet to be identified or arrested.
Also, the killers of the scores of mourners on Saturday are yet to be arrested; and may not be if recent history is to be considered.
The Saturday killings led to retaliatory attacks in other parts of Plateau, leading the government to impose a dusk to dawn curfew in three local governments.

Oby Ezekwesili
The state government and President Buhari have condoled with the victims and called for calm.
But for many Nigerians, the Plateau killings, alongside similar ones in Benue and other parts of the country, show a failing government.
“Boom!! Out of the blues, Citizens are KILLED in their NUMBERS. 200 How?? In a Nigerian-State with State Security & Intelligence, Policing & Military? WE CANNOT KEEP SILENT ON THIS. Governments exist to SECURE CITIZENS. WE ALL must hold OUR Leader .@MBuhari to ACCOUNT,” a former minister, Oby Ezekwesili, wrote on her Twitter page.

Iyajison:
......such a big fool....