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One killed as Nasarawa farmers, Fulani herdsmen clash again

The police in Nasarawa State have confirmed the death of a 28-year-old man, Hassan Papalolo, after a fresh clash between Fulani herdsmen and farmers in the Awe Local Government Area of the state.

Three others reportedly sustained varying degrees of injury in the skirmish between the two groups.

The Police Public Relations Officer in Nasarawa, DSP Idrisu Kennedy, explained that the deceased was among of a group of youths who protested against the destruction of a farm by herdsmen.


According to him, Papalolo was stabbed and subsequently died when he and other youths invaded an assembly of Fulani herdsmen in protest over the attack on a farmer, Yunusa Makeri, by suspected herdsmen.

The police spokesman said, “The deceased was killed in Awe market during a skirmish between some youths and Fulani herdsmen immediately after the injured farmer, Yunusa Makeri, and two herders were brought to the general hospital with machete wounds.”

Kennedy stated that the command had already deployed more personnel in the crisis areas to maintain law and order.

Our correspondent gathered that the situation degenerated when the Awe youths insisted that only the farmer should be treated in the hospital while preventing medical personnel from attending to the two injured herdsmen.

It was learnt that the Emir of Awe, Alhaji Abubakar Umar, had to appeal to the youths before the injured Fulani herdsmen were allowed to get medical attention.

But the state chairman of the Miyatti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Muhammed Hussaini, said the vigilance group in Awe had arrested the herdsman who destroyed the farm which led to the skirmish.

He blamed the Awe youths for over-reacting, noting that the matter would not have degenerated if they had exercised restraint.

Meanwhile, the Fulani socio-cultural group, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Fulani, has called for the intervention of the Federal Government to address the exodus of Fulani herdsmen from Benue State following the anti-open grazing law in the state.

The National President of the association, Alhaji Abdullahi Bodejo, described the law, which became effective on November 1, 2017, as an aberration against the provisions of the constitution which guaranteed the rights of every Nigerian to live in any place or states of their choice.

He said, “We have the Benue State Government displacing innocent Fulanis and other pastoralists and Taraba State wanted to follow suit. What have Fulanis done to warrant this persecution?

“Does it mean that the Federal Government and President Muhammadu Buhari are not aware of this development or are they afraid of living up to their constitutional responsibilities?”

Bodejo called on the Federal Government to establish the National Grazing Reserve Commission as part of measures to resolve the crisis.

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Herdsmen/farmers clash: Ayade beefs up security in Cross River

Owing to the bloody clash between Fulani herdsmen and farmers in Ugaga community in Yala Local Government Area which claimed one life and left several others injured, Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has directed immediate deployment of security operatives to the area to forestall further hostilities.

Ayade who disclosed this to newsmen shortly after an emergency state Security Council meeting in Government House, Calabar stated that the meeting was one of his proactive steps in stemming the security crisis in the area from escalating and to protect lives and property of the citizenry.

In his words, “We have already deployed the military, police and other security agencies to ensure that the situation is brought under control and as we speak, the area is calm and peaceful.”

The clash between the herdsmen and farmers came against the backdrop of the full implementation of the anti-open grazing bill recently passed into law by the Benue State government.

According to Governor Ayade, “During our meeting, we did an analytical appraisal of the situation and we have come out with very strong active points that must be implemented urgently.

“One of such measures is to immediately institute a mediation team comprising the security operatives, the fulani community, and my Special Adviser on non-indigene affairs as well as the leader of Hausa/ Fulani community in the state.”

The governor who open admitted that the Anti-grazing law of Benue State had put a lot of pressure on Cross River, particularly along border communities and towns, lamented that the state bores the brunt of that law, adding that“ If the Federal Government does not come to lend its support to the state, what will happen is that they are leaving the farmers and the herdsmen to take on themselves.”

Ayade noted that as a result of the full implementation of the anti-open grazing law by the Benue State government, “there has been a mass exodus of Fulani herdsmen to Cross River. This has become more exacerbated by the changes in climatic condition as the grasses up north is getting dryer and the impact is what resulted in the incident of skirmish between the herdsmen and Ugaga community, leading to loss of life.

Welcome a Hausa-Fulani man , give him food and water and send him away immediately especially a fuLani man.

DO NOT LET HIM HAVE A RESTING PLACE IN YOUR ABODE else he will want to kill and claim your abode as his. Let this be your paramount watch advise in your dealings with them.

Take my advise for I am the earth's master.

This fulani herdsmen no dey tire They are like the cows they control

Fulani, hmmm na buhari them

FortifiedCity:
Welcome a Hausa-Fulani man , give him food and water and send him away immediately especially a fuLani man.

DO NOT LET HIM HAVE A RESTING PLACE IN YOUR ABODE else he will want to kill and claim your abode as his. Let this be your paramount watch advise in your dealings with them.

Take my advise for I am the earth's master.

Very true

FortifiedCity:
Welcome a Hausa-Fulani man , give him food and water and send him away immediately especially a fuLani man.

DO NOT LET HIM HAVE A RESTING PLACE IN YOUR ABODE else he will want to kill and claim your abode as his. Let this be your paramount watch advise in your dealings with them.

Take my advise for I am the earth's master.

This is what they did in Plateau State. They will pretend to be peace lovers to gain your trust. As soon as they multiply in numbers they kill you and your family and take over your land.

Brothers killing in each other ........




God heal our heart

There was a President

Not good.