₦airaland Forum

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigerian has said Fulani herdsmen, who have allegedly been involved in serial killings in various communities in the country, kill their hosts in self-defence.

The leader of a delegation of MACBAN to the Defence Headquarters, Senator Dagiri Alkali, said the Fulani moved into new territories in the country because they had been forced out of their territories in the North.

He claimed that the Boko Haram insurgents attacked the Fulani in the North-East and other parts of the country and stole millions of cows from the breeders.

He added that the Fulani were also victims of the activities of cattle rustlers in Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Plateau, Benue and parts of Kogi states with millions of cows taken away from them.

He wondered why people had not taken a look at the factors that had driven the Fulani to different parts of the country, asking where Nigerians expected the herdsmen to keep the over 20 million cows in the country.

He added, “When the reserves and forest were gazetted and reserved for cattle breeders, this incident was not there; but the increase in population has now wiped out the entire grazing reserves in this country; 400 and something of them all wiped out. And you have a population of about 20 million cows. Where do you keep them? And every one of us likes to eat meat.

“This is a venture that over 20 million people are engaged in. And nobody cares to know what the causes of this problem are. Presently, you know the case of Boko Haram. They attacked and decapitated the population of Fulani in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe and some parts of Taraba.

“The cattle rustlers have displaced the Fulani in Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Plateau and Benue and in some parts of Kogi. Millions of cattle have been taken from these herdsmen. So when somebody says a Fulani man killed somebody, I wonder why? How? It’s only a poor man that fights.

“But you, as the military people, you know self-defence is an art. In the military, if you are attacked you have to defend yourself. You have been squeezed; you have to find a way to survive.”

He said when the Fulani were killed in the bush, nobody carried it in the media, admitting that it was not enough for anybody to kill innocent persons.

The Defence authorities have warned that the military would go after those behind the killing of innocent citizens and ensure that they were prosecuted in accordance with the directive of the President to deal with the situation.

The Director, Administration, at the Defence Headquarters, Maj. Gen. Fatai Ali, who represented the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, said the CDS had set up a committee to interact with the stakeholders on the issue.

He warned those involved in violence to stop forthwith as the Federal Government would subject them to the full weight of the law.

According to him, the committee, led by Maj. Gen. Edward Nze, had just arrived in Abuja from Benue for such meetings with stakeholders.

He stated that the military was working hard to ensure that those who perpetrated the gruesome killings were apprehended.

“The recent herdsmen and local community clashes in many parts of Nigeria are sources of serious concern. Many lives have been lost. The President has directed security agencies and indeed the military to handle the situation and ensure that no more lives are lost.

“I want to assure you that the military, in conjunction with other security agencies, is doing everything possible to maintain peace and security in Nigeria in line with the directive of the Commander-in-Chief.

“I want to also assure you that whoever is involved in this killing will be brought to book and tried in line with the law of the land.

“We are calling on all other parties, who are interested in peace, to sheathe their swords and ensure that they do not cause unnecessary casualties or deaths; otherwise, the Federal Government of Nigeria will bring the full weight of the force and law on them.”

rusher14:
Everything about a politician is political.

rusher14:
The constitution is quite clear.

This is a tribunal empowered to try cases of graft amongst public officers. As can be seen it cannot apply jail terms which some might deserve.

If you are worried about our constitution rally your supporters to put pressure on the NASS - upper and lower houses to conduct a constitutional ammendment.

rusher14:
Is the police under my control?

If I commit a crime (let's assume murder), wouldn't it be the state against me?

Doesn't the state pay the judge and the police?

Isn't that bias?

seunmsg:
What is this one saying? Who told you that I am a card carrying member of APC? I am just a patriotic Nigeria who believes in the ability of PMB to provide qualitative leadership for the country. I don't belong to any political party not to talk of knowing their ins and outs.

Some of you may not like the truth but it's there in the open. Nobody can deny the fact that Saraki's trial has a political connection but that doesn't mean Saraki is not guilty as charged. For people like me, I don't care about the political under tune. What matters is, justice should be done if he's guilty of all the allegations levelled against him. He should pay for his sins whether his trial is politically motivated or not.

rusher14:
The CCB & CCT like many other agencies too numerous to mention are under the direct control of the Executive.

This is enshrined in our constitution, a document you should try to get hold of.

It is freely available on the Internet.

seunmsg:
Saraki is just wasting his time attacking Tinubu. In fact, he's a coward for lacking the strength to attack his main political enemy who happens to be PMB. Buhari is the president and without his approval, Saraki won't be standing trial before the CCT today.

If he's serious about a man to man fight, he should declare an open war against the president and stop fighting by proxy. Buhari is Saraki's problem and not Tinubu.

seunmsg:
Direct your hatred towards Buhari and leave Tinubu alone. Saraki is being tried by CCB under the control of PMB. Stop arrogating to Tinubu powers that he doesn't have. Saraki should face the president who is prosecuting him if he's not a coward.

DaBullIT:
They don't call him Jjagaban for Nnothing

teadrake:
You mean Tinubu has not visited USA since 2013

RockHard:
It must be election time all over again.

akwabassey:
World bank estate Owerri

dunkem21:
IPOB publication site

TheDevilIsALai

This is why since the amended US immigration law as at 2013 signed by Obama was passed which prohibits convicted felons like Bola and Remi Tinubu from re-entry into the US, Tinubu has not visited the US since his well published attendance at the Democratic convention.

This is why you never saw Tinubu accompany Buhari to the US.

Under current law, non-citizen immigrants convicted of what's known as an "aggravated felony" face automatic penalties that make it far harder for them to be spared from deportation. While the term suggests a crime of a serious and violent nature, the definition of an "aggravated felony" has been expanded over the years, to the point where it includes crimes that are neither "aggravated" nor "felonies." Obama's draft immigration bill would narrow the definition of an aggravated felony by giving immigration judges greater discretion to grant leniency to individual immigrants convicted of minor offenses.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/02/20/obamas-plan-judges-leeway-deportation/

Sahara Reporters has obtained original copies of a judgement in the case of United States v Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the former governor of Lagos State, in which Bola Tinubu was charged (along with other defendants) in a case of massive drug trafficking and money laundering. This judgement directly relates to (and further documents) the September 16, 2008 "How U.S Federal Agents succesfully Linked Bola Tinubu to drug Trafficking Ring in Chicago" report by Sahara Reporters

Snippets of the case and subsequent judgement are presented below. The complete document (VERY LARGE pdf file - 4mb) can be downloaded at the end of this report.

The United States of America, by its attorney, Michael J. Shepard, United States Attorney for Northern District of Illinois, for its verified complaint of forfeiture, states as follows:

1. This is a FORFEITURE action under 21 U.S.C , ss88 and 18, ss 981.....
2. The DEFENDANT funds are located in the above-described accounts and were SEIZED pursuant to PROCESS ISSUED BY THIS COURT....
...
4.... beginning as early as 1998, Adegboyega Mueez Akande, WITH OTHERS OPERATED a organiszation (sic) which DISTRIBUTED WHITE HEROIN, a controlled substance under Title 21 of the United States Code.
5.... this DISTRIBUTION OPERATION was conducted on a LARGE SCALE and the PROCEEDS of the operation SUBSTANTIAL. The defendant funds represent proceeds of this OPERATION of property involved in MONEY LAUNDERING.
6.... the defendant funds represent proceeds of NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING ... and ... MONEY LAUNDERING..... the funds are therefore FOREFEITABLE to the United States....

JUDGEMENT:
j... Neither a claim nor answer has been filed on behalf of the defendant funds .... accordingly, it hereby
ORDERED that the funds in the AMOUNT of $460,000 in account.... in the name of BOLA TINUBU represents proceeds of NARCOTICS or were involved in financial transactions in violation of 18 U.S.C ss 1956 and 1957 and therefore these funds are forfeit to the United States.....

Nelkoko:
I believes Aisha buhari shld b probed 2......

isahsalee:
No shifting of goal post, James Afolabi admitted to have shot and killed Abubakar Muhammed. He should be deleted too.

mhunkey:
What the fvck is this !!!
Is the fulani man not a nigerian ?
we all know murder means death sentence
The fact there are bandit amongst the fulanis doesn't mean every fulani man is evil !!!!


You don't expect me to refer to every ND man as a militant !!


The headline should be changed please !
Stop dividing us for fvck sake!

nnachukz:
APC a deadly party. Conglomeration of evil people.

dustmalik:
OP, But you would be so quick to believe that herdsmen killed 300 people in Agatu, right?

ElCount:
Whatever pleases ur plight of fancy. I still maintain that you have nothing to offer in this matter judging from that statement you made

ElCount:
Was following your argument with that guy until I read this statement and I blamed myself for wasting my precious time thinking you had something to offer.
"50 years back on re-integration goals?" You are a joke and this statement made you the laughing stock. If you are truly from the SE hopefully one day you will see the light and it won't be too late for you