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The mockery of pastoralist Fulani over their enthusiasm for cows has made way for the slurs of "terrorists" and "militia" as disputes with others in West Africa lead to bloodshed. In Nigeria they face other problems too.

The voices of the two boys, neither older than 16, carry over the sound of more than 20 cows trotting through the grass. Day in and day out they have to ensure the animals are well grazed and watered in the fields of Jos in central Nigeria's Plateau State.

Looking on, Idris Abdullahi Bayero considers himself lucky. The 29-year-old graduate of history and international studies at the University of Jos was once just like these boys, living in the bush and on the move with his family and their cows, calves and goats.

Education is one of the main challenges facing the Fulani who have traditionally led a nomadic existence across western and central Africa. Although most now live in more permanent settlements, these are still often far from schools or other facilities such as healthcare centers.

More: https://www.naijiant.com/guestcolumn/the-good-peaceful-fulani-need-to-tell-their-story/

If you want to know how peaceful they are, touch a cow's tail

There is no such thing as "good, peaceful Fulani" take it or leave it

StillX10:
There is no such thing as "good, peaceful Fulani" take it or leave it

Wherever you go, among every group of people, you will find good, bad and ugly. Take it or leave it.

Naijiant:
Wherever you go, among every group of people, you will find good, bad and ugly. Take it or leave it.

Yes you are right but as for the Fulani they have passionately loved wickedness and damaged their love for good that there is no single good or peaceful ones left among them, take it or leave it


The so called "good and peaceful Fulani" are the wants that opportunity has not warranted itself before them to commit callousness

StillX10:
Yes you are right but as for the Fulani they have passionately loved wickedness and damaged their love for good that there is no single good or peaceful ones left among them, take it or leave it


The so called "good and peaceful Fulani" are the wants that opportunity has not warranted itself before them to commit callousness

Fortunately, God works in mysterious ways. You are first of all a human being before anything else.The bigots of this world cannot wish Fulani away from the face of the earth. In this same Nigeria, we have a section that are not satisfied unless they are placed on the right hand side of the Creator but we cannot wish them away. Whatever grouse you have against the Fulani is just water splashed on the back of a duck. Your juxtaposition s on these people defies systematic logic and your ,"so called education". It is this warped logic that has not allowed allowed a rational consensus on how to handle communal conflicts in this country and the causes.