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Some Fulani herdsmen weekend invaded two local government councils respectively in Kogi State, where they reportedly killed 10 persons and then set their farmlands on fire.
The incident took place on Friday in Omala and Yagba West local government councils respectively.

According to an eye-witness account yesterday, some Fulani herdsmen invaded Ogabifo village near Agbenema community in Omola local government council of the state on Friday with their cattle.

According to the source, the Fulani herdsmen invaded the farmland and fed their cattle with the produce of the farm, and when the owner of the farm with his family approached them, they attacked the farmer and his family and chased them to the village where about 10 people were reportedly killed.

THISDAY further gathered that after invading the village, the Fulani herdsmen went back to the farm and destroyed the crops there and then ran away.

A source (name withheld) said the Fulani herdsmen numbering five were fully armed with AK 47 rifles and other dangerous weapons. The source also confirmed to THISDAY that the villagers have run away from the various houses as the Fulani herdsmen promised to invade the village again.
In another similar incident, Fulani herdsmen have also invaded another farm land in Yagba West local government council of the state.

An eye-witness disclosed to THISDAY saturday that the Fulani herdsmen with over 30 cattle invaded a rice farm owned by a woman in Omi, destroyed the rice farm and chased the farmers from their farm land.

A farmer, who doesn’t want his identity to be known, disclosed to THISDAY that the Fulani herdsmen were fully armed when they arrived at the farmland.

He added that other farmers were in their farms working when they heard several gunshots when the Fulani herdsmen invaded the farms. He stated that it was by God’s grace that they escaped from their farms. He therefore appealed to the state government to take a proactive step by calling the Fulani herdsmen to order.

The Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello last week had said that he would not introduce any anti-grazing law to curtail the activities of Fulani herdsmen in the state.

According to the governor, during a tripartite stakeholders’ meeting between the state government, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Rearers’ Association and the Farmers Association in Kogi State, Bello said rather, he threw the gate of the state open to any Fulani herdsmen who have been finding it difficult to stay in states like Benue, Ekiti and Nasarawa to see Kogi as their next destination, as the state was ready not only to accommodate them but also provide security for their lives and property.

Governor Bello said the people of the state must go and learn how to coexist peacefully with the cattle rearers.

The governor also read riot acts to the traditional rulers, in the state vowing to adopt all available means to punish them if they fail to instill discipline and prevent further breakdown of law and order in their domain.

“My administration will deal with any traditional rulers; anywhere there is crisis, the traditional ruler will be removed or dethroned from office,” he warned.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. William Ayah, while confirming the report, disclosed that it was true that some unknown gunmen killed two persons in Omala local government area of the state.

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/12/10/10-killed-as-fulani-herdsmen-invade-community-in-kogi/

He added that other farmers were in their farms working when they heard several gunshots when the Fulani herdsmen invaded the farms. He stated that it was by God’s grace that they escaped from their farms. He therefore appealed to the state government to take a proactive step by calling the Fulani herdsmen to order.

The Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello last week had said that he would not introduce any anti-grazing law to curtail the activities of Fulani herdsmen in the state.

According to the governor, during a tripartite stakeholders’ meeting between the state government, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Rearers’ Association and the Farmers Association in Kogi State, Bello said rather, he threw the gate of the state open to any Fulani herdsmen who have been finding it difficult to stay in states like Benue, Ekiti and Nasarawa to see Kogi as their next destination, as the state was ready not only to accommodate them but also provide security for their lives and property.

Governor Bello said the people of the state must go and learn how to coexist peacefully with the cattle rearers

Adebowale89:
and to think another Fulani man is coming next year 2019 either atiku or buhari, this people can't do nothing to end this impunity rounding on dis country


is it that southerners cannot decide the political stand of this country, must it be northerners?


northerners dictate the zoning of PDP electorates and in APC they're still dominating even though southerners dictate the 2014 and 2015 electorates in APC


oyegun imposture on kogi people is not just a nemesis but an history that would never go down


this guy don't even deserve appointing as junior sec sch principal talkless of governor

politics truly is a dirty game

plusfield:
This is the height of wickedness and cowardice on the part of Yahaya Bello. Instead of defending his people, he is instead telling his people to go and learn how to live in peace with their fulani invaders. The born fool even went further to threaten his own traditional institution that he will deal with any traditional ruler who fails to discipline his people before the fulani invaders. All this because he wants to be in the good books of buhari and his fulanis. Imagine the height of insult on his own people who are actually the victims. How can a so called governor be playing politics with the lives of his people.
I call on all kogi people to vote against apc in their state to put an end to this boy's incompetence and stupidity.

Whether we like it in this nation or not, the apc govt and buhari's brazen incompetence and nepotism has emboldened these fulani terrorists to go on killing without restriction. It has become their right to kill. If you voted this govt and you are reading this, the blood of the dead is on your head. You have contributted your quota in this jihad because you were all warned.

Look at what a fulani man posted on a public forum but you wont see Daura secret service arrest him. Why? Because it is now their right to kill anyone and sack any village they desire and they know nothing will happen. I dont blame them one bit. I blame you that chose to reject a man who said that his ambition is not worth the blood of ANY human and accepted a man who promised that dogs and baboons will be soaked in blood if he lost an election. May God reward you all accordingly. Amen.

Acidosis:
Those Fulani herdsmen will end up executing Yahaya Bello and his unfortunate children.


He won't get away with this. You can't invite these criminals to Yagba land and expect to continue to live a life of luxury with your imbecilic family in Okene. What goes around will come around, and the stone he sent to Yagba land will end up hitting him hard right on the head.


Yagba land (both EAST and WEST) says NO to Fulani grazing!

plusfield:
This is the height of wickedness and cowardice on the part of Yahaya Bello. Instead of defending his people, he is instead telling his people to go and learn how to live in peace with their fulani invaders. The born fool even went further to threaten his own traditional institution that he will deal with any traditional ruler who fails to discipline his people before the fulani invaders. All this because he wants to be in the good books of buhari and his fulanis. Imagine the height of insult on his own people who are actually the victims. How can a so called governor be playing politics with the lives of his people.
I call on all kogi people to vote against apc in their state to put an end to this boy's incompetence and stupidity.

Whether we like it in this nation or not, the apc govt and buhari's brazen incompetence and nepotism has emboldened these fulani terrorists to go on killing without restriction. It has become their right to kill. If you voted this govt and you are reading this, the blood of the dead is on your head. You have contributted your quota in this jihad because you were all warned.

Look at what a fulani man posted on a public forum but you wont see Daura secret service arrest him. Why? Because it is now their right to kill anyone and sack any village they desire and they know nothing will happen. I dont blame them one bit. I blame you that chose to reject a man who said that his ambition is not worth the blood of ANY human and accepted a man who promised that dogs and baboons will be soaked in blood if he lost an election. May God reward you all accordingly. Amen.

You are too confused man!
If you think this is about APC or PDP, you are still living in the past.
See, let us assume you voted PDP in the next elelction in 2019, are you aware that you will just be replacing one Fulani Herdsman with another Fulani herdsman (probably Atiku)?

You Easterners need to think beyond your "personal narrow interest" and think LONG TERM.
The solution does not lie in APC or PDP, just as the problem does not lie in APC or PDP.

Fulani Herdsmen have been declared the second worst terrorist organisation, by the United nations, even when PDP (Jonathan) was in Power.
That should tell you that it has NOTHING to do with the Party in Power.

Acidosis:
Those Fulani herdsmen will end up executing Yahaya Bello and his unfortunate children.

He won't get away with this. You can't invite these criminals to Yagba land and expect to continue to live a life of luxury with your imbecilic family in Okene. What goes around will come around, and the stone he sent to Yagba land will end up hitting him hard right on the head.

Yagba land (both EAST and WEST) says NO to Fulani grazing!

Robisky001:
I nor fit laugh. The last time I checked Kogi indigent brought these to themselves... Their clueless and dumbness Governor on behalf of Kogite invited the terrorist group now no need of crying over a spill milk.

omodave:
Chai.. Nobody is surprise again about Fulani killing.....OK
The truth is most of us saw this during the campaign but their mind was already made up to remove GEJ and chose their own...let enjoy while we ride...RIP to the dead

Will you "enjoy the ride", the next time the Fulani Herdsmen come to sack your own community, rape, kill and burn everything down"?
This "narrow-mindedness" of 'it is their problem, not ours' is what the Fulanis are banking-on, to continue their carnage because they know you are too focused on "finger pointing", instead of saying "What do we need to do, to stop this problem".

Seat back and think for a minute and ask yourself: Will what l said or wrote, solve this problem or make it worse?.
There lies your answer.

Daboomb:


Will you "enjoy the ride", the next time the Fulani Herdsmen come to sack your own community, rape, kill and burn everything down"?
This "narrow-mindedness" of 'it is their problem, not ours' is what the Fulanis are banking-on, to continue their carnage because they know you are too focused on "finger pointing", instead of saying "What do we need to do, to stop this problem".

Seat backand think for a minute and ask yourself: Will what l said or wrote solve thsi problem or make it worse.
there lies your answer.

omodave:


Believe me, I can never joy in what these Fulani herdsmen are doing all across the country....
But let think of this..
Do you think the government cant stop them if they want to?...one their brother is in power and in the religious angle they are Muslim... Bro let tell ourselves the truth if these men were to be Christian oga they would HV been in extension by now.... So two things is in to play here
***They are in power
.** they HV religious advantage

No need fighting ourselves here on NL bro

Daboomb:


You are right!
That is why l said the problem really lies with we "Southerners" because first, we dont love ourselves (It is okay to have a little spats here and there but like children of the same parents, the love must still be there, underneath).
Secondly, we the Southerners sell ourselves cheaply to the Northerners, because we want to prove to the other Southern tribe (Yoruba or Ibo) that we hate them and we are better than each other.

Just look at 2019.
Are you telling me that if we the Southerners (Ibo and Yoruba, plus S/South, not ot mention middle belt for now) come together and produce One President from one major tribe and One Vice from the other major tribe, while the other minority tribe produce a Senate President and we agree to rotate this arraignment every four years..... that we wont hold onto all these post for the next 32 years, with the North begging and doing everything to break that agreement?

But who sai! Next thing will be one Yoruba or Ibo President tellingus that the "agreement" we had is notbinding!
That is how greedy, selfish and self-centred we are to ourselves and that is why we keep playing intot he hands of the Northerners who will simply come out with "One Voice" and vote in-block, for a Northerner.

Why cant we "Southerners" just sit back and think about all these killing and injustice that the Northerners visit on us.....and ACT WISELY FOR ONCE?

Already, 2019 is looking like it is FIXED between two Northerners, wther it is in APC or PDP, while we Southerners are here fighting oruselves and forming APC Vs. PDP, we nor go gree!

"Political Power is not about the Party, it is about the Regions".

Southerners need to wise Up!

Robisky001:
I nor fit laugh. The last time I checked Kogi indigent brought these to themselves... Their clueless and dumbness Governor on behalf of Kogite invited the terrorist group now no need of crying over a spill milk.