Elders in Fulani-dominated communities in Sardauna local government area of Taraba state have asked Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to declare a state of emergency in the state.

The state is experiencing another round of violence, resulting in the deaths of over 100 people, and more than 15,000 cattle reportedly killed or rustled.

The elders alleged that a group called ‘Mun Nor Ambassadors of Peace’ was mobilised by John Yep, chairman of the local government, to attack them over the allegations that people from his ethnic group were being “attacked by the Fulani”, The Cable reports.

They said without a state of emergency, the “protection of our remaining people” cannot be guaranteed.

“Nothing less than a judicial commission of inquiry ought to be instituted by the federal government and the United Nations due to the magnitude of these senseless killings,” they said in a statement.

“On the 16th of June, 2017 security personnel moved in the early hours and arrested some persons in Nguroje during which some suspected ringleaders of a group that has been fomenting trouble in the area got into the net of the security.

“On getting information about the development, the chairman of the local government, Mr John Yep immediately led some Mambilla Youths to storm Nguroje alleging that the arrests were instigated by the Fulani. This led to a total siege on Nguroje and its environs.

“He ran across some villages mobilising his kinsmen under their militia group called ‘Mun Nor Ambassadors of Peace’ is the political attack dogs of a prominent politician from the area.

“Through this process, the council chairman was able to sell a dummy to his tribesmen across the entire local government painting a wrong and malicious picture that his kinsmen, the Mambilla ethnic group, was being attacked by the Fulanis.

“In fact, he made a personal radio message through the Taraba State Broadcasting Service (TSBS) Gembu Booster Station calling on his kinsmen to execute the genocide on the station’s transmissions of Saturday evening and Sunday morning respectively.

“What followed thereafter was a coordinated and simultaneous attack on over 300 Fulani communities.

“It has become necessary to call on the Acting President to as a matter of urgent national security evoke the relevant sections of the constitution and also do the needful by declaring emergency rule to allow for full-fledged emergency services and the protection of our remaining people.”

National secretary of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN), Baba Ngelzarma, has also accused the state government of not doing enough to bring the situation under control.

“It is unfortunate to observe the attitude of Taraba state government in the face of this genocide,” he said in a statement.

“MACBAN condemns in strong terms this somewhat premeditated genocide and the silence or inaction on the part of the Taraba state government.

“We are calling on the relevant national security agencies to step up action in fortifying the area and ensure normalcy is returned.

“It is our firm belief that only a national judiciary commission of inquiry can unveil the true nature, motivation and magnitude of these barbaric acts of carnage and destruction.

“The federal government should as a matter urgency and justice institute one. MACBAN and indeed the affected Fulanis will not accept any window dressing approach by the Taraba state government in managing the crisis. ”
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okayoooo, power Don change hands

Learnt the Goc 3rd armored division is already on ground

There won't be a need for that for now

We need this enquiry more in Benue than from in Benue..

Because of federal complacency they think say na only them get craze. Mad ethnic group. Before you give them chance them go dey form gentle,just let them have some power their vicious nature will be unlocked.

Why hasnt state of emergency been declared fir southern kaduna? Or agatu?

So who will declare State of Emergency in Benue, Enugu, Edo and Plateau where Fulanis have been killing others unprovoked for years ....These Herdsmen are clearly high on cow Shiit

sarrki:
Learnt the Goc 3rd armored division is already on ground

There won't be a need for that for now

So the GOC 3 armor passed through plateau, Benue and did not stop to see the damage Fulanis have been doing there instead he went straight to Taraba where Fulanis are lying there was massacre and yet can provide a single corpse... One Nigeria is indeed a myth

ChimaAdeoye:
Why hasnt state of emergency been declared fir southern kaduna? Or agatu?

Just Imagine.. we all need to come together and put this herdsmen where they belong ..If we can all agree to stop eating their Dirty beef they will go extinct in 6 years

It's time Governments of the Middle Belt, South East, South south and south West put an end to this Fulani rascality and terrorism once and for all by passing laws to ban the sale , use and consumption of beef on their soils and any citizen caught eating or using beef for anything should be jailed for providing financial and moral support to the terrorist posing as herdsmen....this i believe is the only solution to this because every time we buy beef we are providing funds that will be used to kill somebody innocent somewhere ...

SaulRazor:


So the GOC 3 armor passed through plateau, Benue and did not stop to see the damage Fulanis have been doing there instead he went straight to Taraba where Fulanis are lying there was massacre and yet can provide a single corpse... One Nigeria is indeed a myth

Sir he passed through Bauchi , Gombe , Adamawa sir

SaulRazor:
It's time Governments of the Middle Belt, South East, South south and south West put an end to this Fulani rascality and terrorism once and for all by passing laws to ban the sale , use and consumption of beef on their soils and any citizen caught eating or using beef for anything should be jailed for providing financial and moral support to the terrorist posing as herdsmen....this i believe is the only solution to this because every time we buy beef we are providing funds that will be used to kill somebody innocent somewhere ...

Sale and cosumption you taking it a step to far. Why not just ban open grazing and encourage ranching. When market share of ranches outpaces herdsmen crisis over.

Ok

Blue3k:


Sale and cosumption you taking it a step to far. Why not just ban open grazing and encourage ranching. When market share of ranches outpaces herdsmen crisis over.

I doubt if open grazing ban will work because the Fulanis I know will never allow ranches to exist (ask anybody that haver tried to ranch cattles in the north and middle belt ) they will come and kill all Ur staff and rustle all you cattle away ..Fulani are very good mean business who know the benefits of the monopoly they have and the do all to sustain it ...Bro believe the Olympics thing that will bring them to their senses is outright ban on the consumption of beef I in the areas I have mentioned

Any reaction of the FG to taraba should be extended to agatu and other similar places that have suffered such attacks.

They are mad for saying that. They will still get it hot for all the atrocities they ve committed

But you guys started the killings na..

SaulRazor:
So who will declare State of Emergency in Benue, Enugu, Edo and Plateau where Fulanis have been killing others unprovoked for years ....These Herdsmen are clearly high on cow Shiit

I wonder. Nigeria is sitting on a time bomb and everyone is going about as if all is well. It is only a matter of time before this country collapse due to activities of herdsmen.