₦airaland Forum

TonyeBarcanista:
There are tens of transport operators in Jibowu and Ojota, I am quite aware that NONE of them bought those lands from scratch and developed it to parks.

Even in Abuja here, the lands where these major and minor transporters use in Nyaya, Jabi, Gwagwalada etc are not bought by them for scratch for the purpose but leased to them

There are major NURTW and RTEAN parks in Ojota, Jibowu, Mazamaza etc that are supervised by government and other pocket of parks that some major operators use which they either rent from the government or the original owners of the land. Even the Chisco you cited NEVER bought the land from scratch, they first collected it on rent and later bought it (after a couple of years perhaps).

Why can't state government do same for cattle breeders?


BTW except you deliberately want to be mischievous, I said LAND FOR LEASE/RENT not gifting or "dashing" land to breeders

There is this tendency to see nomadic Fulani herders as the primary perpetrators of rural banditry, including cattle rustling. The fact that Fulani nomads are familiar with the forest tracts tends to reinforce that perception.

There are documented instances of pastoralists who resort to rustling after losing cattle to disease, inclement weather, and violence; there also are Fulani nomads active in the international syndicate of cattle rustlers. Fulani herdsmen, however, are also victims of the illicit transactions (IRIN, 2013).

There were reported cases of cow population depletion around the Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State, an area that reportedly experienced cattle theft by criminal gangs. It is believed that the cows lost include some lost by Fulani nomads, as part of the incessant resource conflict with settled farmers and/or fellow Fulani rustlers.

Furthermore, cattle rustling and rural banditry, appear to be tied to the incessant conflict between Fulani herdsmen and crop farmers. The conflict may be connected to the wider context of identity, politics and intergroup relations, including the relationships between pastoralist groups on the one hand, and the Nigerian state system on the other.

Transhumant pastoralists are perceived as violent and deliberately armed to deal with unsuspecting crop farmers; the farmers allege intentional crop damage by animals. The herders, on the other hand, perceive themselves to be victims of political marginalization, lacking a voice within the Nigerian state system.

The exclusion of nomadic Fulani herders from the policy process and their lack of voice is so acute, that the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBA), an urban-based Fulani pressure group, stands as the only known civic group that engages in policy advocacy on their behalf. ' In more recent times, there has been a dramatic increase in the spates of conflict between herders and farming communities, alongside the attendant problems of rural banditry and cattle rustling.

Media reports of cattle rustling suggest that victims include large scale, commercial livestock farmers and nomadic pastoralists who graze their cattle across the country. It has been reported that in 2013, gunmen armed with automatic weapons attacked the commercial farms of Vice-President Namadi Sambo, along Birnin Gwari road in Kaduna, and also the commercial farms of the Emir of Zaria, Alhaji Shehu Idris, in Zaria — taking over 1,000 cows in the former case and 200 in the latter.

High-profile cases of cattle robbery of this nature are commonplace, involving millions of naira (Weekly Trust, May 16, 2015). The powerful effects threaten the very survival of pastoralists. The growing menace of cattle rustling by armed gangs and bandits appears to differ in terms of scale and economic consequences in 'ungoverned' spaces, and territories between Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara States. These armed gangs and bandits routinely raid cattle owned by traditional pastoralists. New criminal gangs, armed with sophisticated weapons, have reportedly carted away cattle in commando-like operations that have resulted in the killings of herders.

Available evidence also suggests that cattle rustling has not only metamorphosed into an immensely sophisticated and efficient organized crime, it is now also motivated by both 'subsistence' and 'commercial' imperatives.

With specific reference to the Birnin Gwari area of Kaduna State where cattle rustling and related criminal activities have been concentrated, Tukur says, "Almost all the entire herds around that area have been stolen. In fact that belt – the belt from Birnin Gwari, through Funtua, Faskari, parts of Zamfara going to Anchau – that is like a no man's land, for cattle rustlers and bandits. Every cow there has been stolen, including cows belonging to generals and top civil servants; talk less of small herdsmen whose names you don't hear..." (Tukur, June 11, 2013).

http://www.nsrp-nigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Rural-Banditry-Report.pdf

baralatie:
where do you put the Fulani cattle rustlers who kill the Fulani cattle rearer for their cows

The complex reality on the ground, is that both pastoralists and farmers, have been victims of the banditry attacks. The attacks are characterized mainly by the use of overwhelming force, as dozens or even hundreds of attackers are involved in an operation. It is this use of overwhelming force that pushes people to flee their villages and settlements. In addition to sheer numbers, attackers tend to be highly organized. Both pastoralists and farmers confirmed that the attackers set up camps, which they use as planning and staging grounds before attacking communities.

A participant in Goe'es village shared his knowledge of the bandits:
"The attackers are usually said to be very organized, sometimes numbering up to 100. There is a story that was told, saying that the rustlers have their chief. At a particular time, the rustlers came to steal the fattened cattle of a Fulani man, and when the Fulani man went to plead with the chief of rustlers, he got some of the cattle back (FGD, November 22, 2014)."

In this case, the gang of attackers appeared to be very similar to other gangs in organized crime which are involved in smuggling, trafficking, and racketeering. If the attackers are in fact organized enough to establish camps as staging grounds, they certainly must have a means of gathering intelligence.

" The attackers come mostly on foot, but sometimes they come in cars and motorcycles. It also seems that the attackers may be supported by helicopters, as sometimes we see helicopters take off and land around the heavily forested areas where the attackers are hiding. (FGD, November 22, 2014)."

Respondents were asked whether indigenes, armed robbers, or Fulani herders were responsible for cattle theft; 50% identified few indigenes as the culpable parties. The remainder was evenly split, with 25% identifying criminal gangs and 25% identifying Fulani herdsmen as the perpetrators. The evidence suggests that cattle rustling is a major rural crime, and is sustained by a carefully networked gang of armed rustlers, which operates under the control of gang leaders.

http://www.nsrp-nigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Rural-Banditry-Report.pdf

EricBloodAxe:
You that is not funny are the foolanis not killing benue indigenes everyday? What have you done to show you are not slaves to the invaders? And yes the tor tivs and the rest of benue state and you included are a conquered territory based on recent news report. Follow the link below and tell me who the joke is upon.

https://www.nairaland.com/4296195/benue-state-belongs-fulani-right

yhemster:
This is just an example of a side chick that want the dikc for herself only. But when she realised its too late she couldn't let go easily without a pulling the man's private matter in the public. Na wa ooo. This hustle for husband nowadays just tired person sha

She's a jealous side chick, guys should be cautious.

plaetton:
Don't mind that ignorant , shallow , stomach infrastructure fellow.

That's the problem with people who live on politics,.they forget how everyone else make an honest living.

nurshah:
Abeg which uni be that ? They were even insisting that its a regulation affecting all uni..
Many of those around me had to resolve to some ways to GEt in maths

The complex reality on the ground, is that both pastoralists and farmers, have been victims of the banditry attacks. The attacks are characterized mainly by the use of overwhelming force, as dozens or even hundreds of attackers are involved in an operation. It is this use of overwhelming force that pushes people to flee their villages and settlements. In addition to sheer numbers, attackers tend to be highly organized. Both pastoralists and farmers confirmed that the attackers set up camps, which they use as planning and staging grounds before attacking communities.

A participant in Goe'es village shared his knowledge of the bandits:
"The attackers are usually said to be very organized, sometimes numbering up to 100. There is a story that was told, saying that the rustlers have their chief. At a particular time, the rustlers came to steal the fattened cattle of a Fulani man, and when the Fulani man went to plead with the chief of rustlers, he got some of the cattle back (FGD, November 22, 2014)."

In this case, the gang of attackers appeared to be very similar to other gangs in organized crime which are involved in smuggling, trafficking, and racketeering. If the attackers are in fact organized enough to establish camps as staging grounds, they certainly must have a means of gathering intelligence.

" The attackers come mostly on foot, but sometimes they come in cars and motorcycles. It also seems that the attackers may be supported by helicopters, as sometimes we see helicopters take off and land around the heavily forested areas where the attackers are hiding. (FGD, November 22, 2014)."

Respondents were asked whether indigenes, armed robbers, or Fulani herders were responsible for cattle theft; 50% identified indigenes as the culpable parties. The remainder was evenly split, with 25% identifying criminal gangs and 25% identifying Fulani herdsmen as the perpetrators. The evidence suggests that cattle rustling is a major rural crime, and is sustained by a carefully networked gang of armed rustlers, which operates under the control of gang leaders.

http://www.nsrp-nigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Rural-Banditry-Report.pdf

There is this tendency to see nomadic Fulani herders as the primary perpetrators of rural banditry, including cattle rustling. The fact that Fulani nomads are familiar with the forest tracts tends to reinforce that perception.

There are documented instances of pastoralists who resort to rustling after losing cattle to disease, inclement weather, and violence; there also are Fulani nomads active in the international syndicate of cattle rustlers. Fulani herdsmen, however, are also victims of the illicit transactions (IRIN, 2013).

There were reported cases of cow population depletion around the Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State, an area that reportedly experienced cattle theft by criminal gangs. It is believed that the cows lost include some lost by Fulani nomads, as part of the incessant resource conflict with settled farmers and/or fellow Fulani rustlers.

Furthermore, cattle rustling and rural banditry, appear to be tied to the incessant conflict between Fulani herdsmen and crop farmers. The conflict may be connected to the wider context of identity, politics and intergroup relations, including the relationships between pastoralist groups on the one hand, and the Nigerian state system on the other.

Transhumant pastoralists are perceived as violent and deliberately armed to deal with unsuspecting crop farmers; the farmers allege intentional crop damage by animals. The herders, on the other hand, perceive themselves to be victims of political marginalization, lacking a voice within the Nigerian state system.

The exclusion of nomadic Fulani herders from the policy process and their lack of voice is so acute, that the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBA), an urban-based Fulani pressure group, stands as the only known civic group that engages in policy advocacy on their behalf. ' In more recent times, there has been a dramatic increase in the spates of conflict between herders and farming communities, alongside the attendant problems of rural banditry and cattle rustling.

Media reports of cattle rustling suggest that victims include large scale, commercial livestock farmers and nomadic pastoralists who graze their cattle across the country. It has been reported that in 2013, gunmen armed with automatic weapons attacked the commercial farms of Vice-President Namadi Sambo, along Birnin Gwari road in Kaduna, and also the commercial farms of the Emir of Zaria, Alhaji Shehu Idris, in Zaria — taking over 1,000 cows in the former case and 200 in the latter.

High-profile cases of cattle robbery of this nature are commonplace, involving millions of naira (Weekly Trust, May 16, 2015). The powerful effects threaten the very survival of pastoralists. The growing menace of cattle rustling by armed gangs and bandits appears to differ in terms of scale and economic consequences in 'ungoverned' spaces, and territories between Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara States. These armed gangs and bandits routinely raid cattle owned by traditional pastoralists. New criminal gangs, armed with sophisticated weapons, have reportedly carted away cattle in commando-like operations that have resulted in the killings of herders.

Available evidence also suggests that cattle rustling has not only metamorphosed into an immensely sophisticated and efficient organized crime, it is now also motivated by both 'subsistence' and 'commercial' imperatives.

With specific reference to the Birnin Gwari area of Kaduna State where cattle rustling and related criminal activities have been concentrated, Tukur says, "Almost all the entire herds around that area have been stolen. In fact that belt – the belt from Birnin Gwari, through Funtua, Faskari, parts of Zamfara going to Anchau – that is like a no man's land, for cattle rustlers and bandits. Every cow there has been stolen, including cows belonging to general and top civil servants; talk less of small herdsmen whose names you don't hear..." (Tukur, June 11, 2013).

http://www.nsrp-nigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Rural-Banditry-Report.pdf

freeze001:
https://www.google.com.ng/amp/dailypost.ng/2018/01/06/fulani-herdsmen-finally-reveal-attacked-benue-communities/amp/

http://www.dailycorrespondents.com.ng/2018/01/we-attacked-benue-community-in-retaliation-for-our-stolen-1000-cows-miyetti-allah-breeders/

You can read this to see where the leadership of Miyetti clearly accepted responsibility for the attacks. The Benue state governor isn't demanding the arrest of these Miyetti leaders just for the hell of it.

You have been on about how governments step in to build commercial motor parks for commercial transporters and all. Even in all their nuisance, how many of those drivers took up arms and committed murder to get parks marked off and built? Why then must the worst kind of wickedness and sense of entitlement be rewarded by that which they seek?

They should be compelled to embrace modern ranching, the government has already intervened in its agriculture drive hence the availability of loans at low interest rates. They should apply and join others in accessing such facilities. Govt can also provide training but asking them to take lands by whatever means is a hypocritical position to even canvass.

Have u taken cognisance of the psyche of those who have borne the brunt of these incessant, godless attacks? How would they feel having these marauders stationed in their homelands and appearing victorious in their evil quest of murder and destruction?

Those herders and cattle owners come from states. They should approach their respective state governments and those willing to put up with them. The FG getting involved by proposing colonies at that level or applying any form of coercion is nepotism at its best. There are lots of Nigerians completely homeless and helpless. They need help and not wealthy cattle owners taking advantage of the very useless Nigerian system.

kernel505:
Having abused the opportunity of free grazing, they should embrace animal husbandry best practices, which is rent a space and do their thing.

1shortblackboy:
Afonja? I don't use such terms. Now tell me why they can't rear cows in their place of origin

GavelSlam:
I am saying there is an opposition to this by various states already.

TonyeBarcanista:
Once again, how many major transport owners buy land to build parks? Did Chisco, Young, Ifesinachi etc bought the land and built their bus terminals in Jibowu and Festac? Also, I am glad with the emboldened, which is actually what government should do for Cattler breeders.

However, government stepped in to have a coordinated parks due to the fact that the motorists were constituting nuisance and because IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

GavelSlam:
Why not kill them already?

Agreed, they need to modernise at the same time the request for allocation of Ranching Land is being rejected across the country .

nurshah:
Guy make we no waste time go check.. I try ooo I was forced to go and write waec at my old age all becasue of masters

TonyeBarcanista:
How many Igbo(and other) trader build his shop in Lagos, Abuja or Kano? While some rent from government

The peculiarities of the business is that most times government and private developers BUILD these shops and plazas and give to traders on lease. This is a fact! Else, how many trader will buy land and BUILD his shop for trading?

Again, I used the example of motor parks that flood around all 36 states and FCT

TonyeBarcanista:
How many tribes deal on spare parts in Nigeria? Should we say that all Igbo traders into spare part should go buy land to build their shops?

I believe that what is appropriate is for the government to build ranch and LEASE to breeders

TonyeBarcanista:
It is either you have reading problem or that of comprehension, else, you wouldn't have wrote this.

In every state there is usually parks for commercial cab operators, these parks are not operated by indigenes alone but by Nigerians of different ethnic groups but they are overseen by the state government or FG (in the case of FCT) and a source of revenue. Why didn't you tell the motorists to go buy lands and operate their parks?

In many states, government build blocks of lock-up shops and lease to traders. This system not only make it well coordinated but also attract revenue to the state. Why not go tell each traders to go buy their own lands to build their shops?

Let us try to address issues holistically

It is not a must to comment...

lastmessenger:
Sometimes I wonder why it is so difficult for these herder's to embrace the modern method of cattle rearing instead of wondering about the whole country destroying farmlands which in turn results to unnecessary clash.
This herdsmen men issue can only be solved by a serious government who Will put it feet on the ground and say enough is enough. If you don't won a ranch,they you are not allowed to rear cow. But this present administration has proven beyond reasonable doubt that they are not different from the nomadic herders themselves.

nurshah:
YOU BETTER EDIT AND WARN THAT ITS ADVISABLE TO GET MATHS BECAUSE I DOUBT ANY UNIVERSITY WILL ADMIT FOR MASTERS IF YOU DONT HAVE MATHS

slyfoxxjoe:
After you graduate in any if these courses, just take your certificate and flush down the toilet because unemployment sure for you die.

BoneBlogger:
A medical doctor and neurologist with Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University in Bauchi state, Nura Alkali, has weighed in on the Fulani herdsmen saga as he revealed how strongly he is opposed to nomadic cattle-herding. The doctor also revealed how he stopped to take pictures of herdsmen fleeing with their cattle in December 2017 after their people were attacked in Numan, Adamawa State.

Read what he shared on Facebook earlier today;

The mutual hatred among us is so pervasive that I wonder if we are truly civilized. In fact, some of us are so hateful that they hate themselves to spite others. You know yourselves. Your landless kinsmen are so much hated that even their infants are killed in cold-blood. But rather than help them acquire land in safer areas, you urge them to remain landless, which in your twisted mind, is a revenge on their enemies.

You are their worst enemy, like it or not. By "you", I mean everyone supporting nomadism while avoiding its dangers and enjoying sedentary life in our towns and cities. I'm also referring to past and present leaders who are ostensibly Fulani but did little to help nomads adopt modern methods of animal husbandry that would allow them lease/own land and access healthcare and education available to other Nigerians.

You are motivated by misplaced ego, but you are not alone. So-called "Fulani leaders" also did little to solve the problem, preferring instead to promise "bringing perpetrators to book" after each deadly conflict over farmland versus grazing land. But why am I not surprised? If the children of nomads can be doctors, engineers, lawyers and accountants like us and our children, who can we oppress again? Who will rear our cattle?

I took these pictures during a trip to Yola from Gombe on 1st December 2017, at around 8:30-9:00 am. These nomads were fleeing Numan, Adamawa State, after a hostile tribe massacred 54 of their women and children a few days earlier. I told my passenger that it was a sign for a revenge attack. I was so sure that I parked to take the pictures. That also gave me the chance to throw a jibe in Fulfulde at a group of herdsmen:

"Nomadism in this age is not bravery, but stupidity. Educate yourself and you would rear cows in comfort". He was aghast, but he still found the voice to tell his comrades that I was talking sense. An uneducated youth of 19-20 years. And here you are, a graduate or postgraduate insisting he should forever remain a nomad. Shame on you. Unfriend me if you hate my opinion since I'll always oppose nomadic cattle-herding.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/01/doctor-speaks-nomadic-cattle-herding-shares-photos-fulanis-fleeing-attack-adamawa.html

BoneBlogger:
A medical doctor and neurologist with Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University in Bauchi state, Nura Alkali, has weighed in on the Fulani herdsmen saga as he revealed how strongly he is opposed to nomadic cattle-herding. The doctor also revealed how he stopped to take pictures of herdsmen fleeing with their cattle in December 2017 after their people were attacked in Numan, Adamawa State.

Read what he shared on Facebook earlier today;

The mutual hatred among us is so pervasive that I wonder if we are truly civilized. In fact, some of us are so hateful that they hate themselves to spite others. You know yourselves. Your landless kinsmen are so much hated that even their infants are killed in cold-blood. But rather than help them acquire land in safer areas, you urge them to remain landless, which in your twisted mind, is a revenge on their enemies.

You are their worst enemy, like it or not. By "you", I mean everyone supporting nomadism while avoiding its dangers and enjoying sedentary life in our towns and cities. I'm also referring to past and present leaders who are ostensibly Fulani but did little to help nomads adopt modern methods of animal husbandry that would allow them lease/own land and access healthcare and education available to other Nigerians.

You are motivated by misplaced ego, but you are not alone. So-called "Fulani leaders" also did little to solve the problem, preferring instead to promise "bringing perpetrators to book" after each deadly conflict over farmland versus grazing land. But why am I not surprised? If the children of nomads can be doctors, engineers, lawyers and accountants like us and our children, who can we oppress again? Who will rear our cattle?

I took these pictures during a trip to Yola from Gombe on 1st December 2017, at around 8:30-9:00 am. These nomads were fleeing Numan, Adamawa State, after a hostile tribe massacred 54 of their women and children a few days earlier. I told my passenger that it was a sign for a revenge attack. I was so sure that I parked to take the pictures. That also gave me the chance to throw a jibe in Fulfulde at a group of herdsmen:

"Nomadism in this age is not bravery, but stupidity. Educate yourself and you would rear cows in comfort". He was aghast, but he still found the voice to tell his comrades that I was talking sense. An uneducated youth of 19-20 years. And here you are, a graduate or postgraduate insisting he should forever remain a nomad. Shame on you. Unfriend me if you hate my opinion since I'll always oppose nomadic cattle-herding.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/01/doctor-speaks-nomadic-cattle-herding-shares-photos-fulanis-fleeing-attack-adamawa.html

sarrki:
Stop spreading false news

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Fulani. Fulani, also called Peul or Fulbe, a primarily Muslim people scattered throughout many parts of West Africa, from Lake Chad, in the east, to the Atlantic coast. They are concentrated principally in Nigeria, Mali, Guinea, Cameroon, Senegal,

Daviddson:
Who are the Peul militia in the first place? I just hope this junk doesn't get to FP without vetting. Have the Fulanis ever denied their killings? No. They always own up to it and even threaten more attacks. See the audacity.

Alternative Titles: Fellata, Foulah, Fulbe, Fule, Peul.

Fulani, also called Peul or Fulbe, a primarily Muslim people scattered throughout many parts of West Africa, from Lake Chad, in the east, to the Atlantic coast. They are concentrated principally in Nigeria, Mali, Guinea, Cameroon, Senegal, and Niger. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Fulani

project8:
u must be sick to the head for quoting me and typing these rubbish.kids like u are the more reasons peace elude us.m nt standn or briefn for any fulani.am not even one nor related to them.all i said is a more balanced reporting of the crisis.dnt quote me again.

project8:
thats why the media biaseness comes to play.theres no balanced reporting of the crisis.we were even lucky if not d crime commited by don warny would have been ascribed to fulani herdsmen cos they seem not to have ppl speaking for them.i have videos of crime against d fulanis whic i plan to creat a thread soon

dukie25:
Those that raided Benue, Taraba, Plateau, Kogi, Nasarawa etc were not proper Fulanis abi?

And these Peuhl militias had thousands of cows and ammunition just so we think they're Fulanis.
sarrki you need......

Alternative Titles: Fellata, Foulah, Fulbe, Fule, Peul.

Fulani, also called Peul or Fulbe, a primarily Muslim people scattered throughout many parts of West Africa, from Lake Chad, in the east, to the Atlantic coast. They are concentrated principally in Nigeria, Mali, Guinea, Cameroon, Senegal, and Niger. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Fulani