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God1000:
https://dailypost.ng/2025/06/18/benue-nothing-like-farmers-herders-clash-cds-musa-gives-reasons-for-conflicts/?

This is the most intelligent response that have been proposed by any high ranking goverment offical as a remedy to this issue thus far which is also the reason why the Benue state governement enacted the anti open grazing law, the CDS is apt in his analysis of the problem and for me the Political elite if seroius about resolving this issue pemanently should immidiately outlaw open grazing nationwide unless there is more to this that meets the eye. The is solution is ranching (political throught the national Assembly to pass te law) unless the goveement dont want to put an end to the killing.

How is this called “CLASH”?

Herders are on killing spree and having a field day all of Nigeria. This shows how innocent blood are being spilled on a daily in Nigeria.

When 11-16 herders/hunters were attacked in Edo, the Muslim community was active and demanded justice! These same people are quiet now as usual. It is high time everyone in Nigeria wake up and do what must be done!

Security agencies have been compromised along ethnic lines and they cannot tasked with keeping peace!

God1000:
https://dailypost.ng/2025/06/18/benue-nothing-like-farmers-herders-clash-cds-musa-gives-reasons-for-conflicts/?

Oga keep quiet.
Tinubu the duddish dullard said you should negotiate and reconcile with the terrorist and benue should learn to live in peace with their killers and all must be implemented. These ones you are saying is contrary to your emilokan opinion.
Emilokan did not command you to hunt and kill fulani terrorist but to find a way of integratng them inside the community with their sophisticated AK 47 and rocket launcher. Tinubu want all factions to live in peace because he believes in pieces, sorry, I mean peace.
Opinion of the most useless president on his people on the planet and I wish someone could just get the attention of Trump if tinubu will not sit up and start working. Useless and heartless government

Osgilliat:
Have said it on this forum many times. Military force or police can’t stop what’s going on in Benue and other parts with herdsmen issue. Will they be following every farmers to the bush?
Governor should have meetings and discuss issues, ban the movement of animals and other necessary things to do to stop it. Then use the military and police to enforce the resolution. Anyone that doesn’t comply with it should spend years in prison.

A timely air support will have done so
much in this recent killing
The irony of the matter is the presence
of Airforce base in Makurdi...
It will take less than 10 mins to airlift troops to that location

gracealonev:
Where are all those loud voices when only 16 were killed.
Hypocrites all!

You mean it would have been 1000 before it becomes outrageous, right?

You are part of the problem of this is how you reason. Normalisation of despicable and atrocious activity shows how insensitive one is. A single soul cut down wickedly has led actions to war.

Be a bit more humane next time.

This ma should just say what he wants to say.

He knows what he wants to say but is going round and round with smart logic.

OGA JUST TELL US THAT THEY SHOULD GIVE HERDERS LAND FOR RANCHING(RUGA).

That is actually what your logic is driving at. . Ọ sị anyị political solution. Which other political solution if not land to HERDERS for RANCHING.

ideatoprince18:
This one CDS no know anything oooo..... Make him dey for benue village 1 month, him go understand

He said the truth
Maybe you didn't read it.
Nothing like farmer herders clashes
It's animals encroaching.

God1000:
https://dailypost.ng/2025/06/18/benue-nothing-like-farmers-herders-clash-cds-musa-gives-reasons-for-conflicts/?

They will soon take the CDS out coz it appears he knows the base of the problem

gracealonev:
Where are all those loud voices when only 16 were killed.
Hypocrites all!

You mean it would have been 1000 before it becomes outrageous, right?

You are part of the problem if this is how you reason. Normalisation of despicable and atrocious activity shows how insensitive one is. A single soul cut down wickedly has led actions to war.

Be a bit more humane next time.

This is a bold and much-needed clarification from the CDS. The constant mischaracterisation of these attacks as mere “clashes” downplays the real issues on ground. It's high time political leaders took decisive steps—especially regarding land rights and proper livestock management. Open grazing has outlived its time, and the innocent blood being spilled, like in Yelwata, is a national tragedy that demands urgent action. The military can only do so much; the real solution must come from political will and justice.

Slytiger:
The general knows much more than the average Joe.

In other words he is saying that it is farm invasions by herders.

jibnet1:
I no even understand waiting this man dey talk

I thought I was the only one.

Look at the nonsense a full grown man is spewing. With this kind of man in charge,, na wahala o. He's talking like a drunk

It's basically Fulani people doing land grabbing. They all know what's going on but they're afraid to do the right thing

Cattle ranching is the best solution.

Let the Fulani herdsmen buy their own land and ranch they shouldn't be waiting for Government to give them free land.

God1000:
https://dailypost.ng/2025/06/18/benue-nothing-like-farmers-herders-clash-cds-musa-gives-reasons-for-conflicts/?

So he is saying ranching should be considered. He is saying, also, government need to curb rural-rural, rural-urban migration. He is saying that basic infrastructure and rural amenities needs to be provided to address that. He is saying politicians should deliver on their mandates. He is saying things that this government doesn't want to hear in military terms.

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God1000:
https://dailypost.ng/2025/06/18/benue-nothing-like-farmers-herders-clash-cds-musa-gives-reasons-for-conflicts/?

The only sensible submissíon I have ever heard on this issue.

Racoon:
Perhaps the CDS has finally acknowledged that Nigeria problem is the fanatics Islamic jihadists on annihilation conquest.

He made mention of animal hustling, and movements of animal,and he also said if this is sorted out politically there will be no issue,if u dnt know the man is from southern kaduna he knows in and out of that area so I see nothing wrong in all that he said,and where did he made mention of any Islamic jihadist, made almighty Allah cure u of hate

jibnet1:
I no even understand waiting this man dey talk

I dey think say na only me wey no understand.

Na one this one we dey call talking without saying anything! nonsense!

jibnet1:
I no even understand waiting this man dey talk

He spoke very intelligently and have a good understanding of the problem, the breakdown of what he meant is that the herders are the ones that go around causing trouble that farmers are stationary, that the solution is to stop the herders from moving around which is political because a law must be put in place to stop them from roaming around the forest, that way they can criminalize grazing and enforce the law but at the moment no law stopping cattle from roaming around in Nigeria on a national level. He said its not a clash but rather an attack on farmers by herders, that it's the herders that come to attack the farmers so it's not a clash but an attack, you can clash with some on the street but anyone that comes right to your doorstep and into your property (farm asset )to fight you is an attacking you and not clashing with you, the herders are the ones coming to attack the farmers unprovoked by invading and destroying their farms.

God1000:
https://dailypost.ng/2025/06/18/benue-nothing-like-farmers-herders-clash-cds-musa-gives-reasons-for-conflicts/?

The only sensible submissíon I have ever heard on this issue.

The analysis of The CDS is well accepted and something needs to be done about it

He mentioned three key areas
1: Non tolerance for Non indigenes to own land? I doubt, having stayed in Gboko, we bought lands from them. maybe, he meant illegal land grabbing which not peculiar to Benue State alone.

2: Animal rustling means stealing farm animals example cow or cattle.( No body will tolerate ones property being stolen, especially what have value) This cannot be tolerated by no one unless few.


3: Animals that strays into farm lands to destroy or eat up farm produce. ( Animals in some instance can't different vegetables) Owners of such animals can be held liable for damages.

jibnet1:
I no even understand waiting this man dey talk

He is saying what many Nigerians has been saying. "The army chief pointed out that most of those problems would go away once animals stop moving". That FG needs to ban open grazing.
And it is the Presidency, Senate and Judiciary that will pass the law and okay the law.

Dannyset:
Despite all the explanations you still can't comprehend his point?

You think everything is by shooting guns. The Benue issue has been there for years despite the deployment of lethal force. Tell me what has changed.

Of this is not resolved politically, it will continue for years non stop. Same applies to Plateau and Taraba

Your time is up. The state policing will end all. What is stopping the communities is the Govt and now that Govt is about to approve state policing that will use AK-47, let's see how you jihadist will move on as planned and wished.

All your efforts will be in vain soon. The CDS has said it all. You want to annex indigineous people land through intimation and killing.

I trust president Tinubu to end your madness.

ogaemma:
The solution is to stop open grazing.
There is no where in the world where cow roam the streets openly from place to place and from farm to farm destroying innocent farmers crops.
This is 2025 for crying out loud.
Why can't the Federal Government take the bold step and stop Open Grazing once and for all?
Is obvious the Fulanis are more Nigerian than other tribes.

Is that not what the CDS is saying?
A lot of people here don't even have brain to comprehend anything.
Stop cow grazing around and two problems would be solved.
Farms and farmers are saved and no more killings.
Cattle rustling which is also the pain point of Fulani herdsmen will also be eliminated.
Peace would be restored.

omoredia:
Stop all these excuses. Do people need to be killed for any reason? If not that Nigerians do not reason would we support kiIIers to be leaders?

who are the people killing eachother... no b people like u.......As he said its Government fault not military problem. u can't expect them to be everywhere every time

Another tool sent to do the damage control..

The CDS has tried, at least he mentioned that the Roaming Animals are the cause of the problem.
Unlike the guvnor who doesn't want his people to defend themselves because he doesn't want anything crisis that can lead to State of Emergency.

God1000:
Political solution indeed, is that the reason you've abandoned the people of Benue, your job is to protect Nigerians from internal and external aggression and you have failed woefully.

Wrong. The constitutional job of the military is to protect Nigerians from external aggression. It's the job of police, civil defence to protect us from internal aggression. However, the inability of the police force to curtail internal issues led to the drafting of the military into internal security architecture

God1000:
Political solution indeed, is that the reason you've abandoned the people of Benue, your job is to protect Nigerians from internal and external aggression and you have failed woefully.

Hope you're now wise enough to realise that when you encourage j!had in Gaza, you're also indirectly encouraging j!had in Bornu, Taraba, Benue, Plateau, Enugu, Ebonyi, Delta, Ondo, etc

Racoon:
Perhaps the CDS has finally acknowledged that Nigeria problem is the fanatics Islamic jihadists on annihilation conquest.

Hey 👋

Herdsmen are not jihadists.

They're economic nomads who happen to engage in banditry sometimes.

Fighting over animal grazing and rustling is not religious conquest.

Racoon:
Perhaps the CDS has finally acknowledged that Nigeria problem is the fanatics Islamic jihadists on annihilation conquest.

He avoided doing that and skirted around it