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You Cannot Send Us Out Of Your State – Fulani Herdsmen Blast Gov Ortom
The Miyetti-Allah Kautal Hore Fulani Socio-cultural Association has challenged Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom that he has no right to chase its members from the state.
This followed the ripples over the state’s anti-grazing law.
Its National President Alhaji Abdullahi Bodejo, said at the weekend in Abuja that the pastoralists had the same right as indigenes.
Bodejo said: “Miyetti-Allah Kautal Hore is not a splinter of any group. This is a socio-cultural organisation and one can only be a Fulani man to be a member, unlike other associations related to cattle rearing and sale, which can accommodate anyone, once they are in cattle rearing or sale.
“Governor Samuel Ortom asking pastoralists to leave Benue State cannot happen. We have a mandate to speak on behalf of our members and their right as Nigerians. How can a Nigerian ask other Nigerians to leave a place they are constitutionally entitled to be?”
He decried the governor’s claim that the state lost N95 billion between 2012 and 2016.
Describing the claim as untrue, Bodejo noted that the pastoralists have always been at the receiving end of conflicts, especially with farmers.
On the call for his arrest and the National Secretary’s, Saleh Alhassan, he accused Ortom of using threat and blackmail, knowing he committed an illegality by trying to deny pastoralists their means of livelihood.
“We are law-abiding and have always been championing peace and resolution of conflicts between pastoralists and farmers. The records are there. That was why we went to court,” Bodejo said.
He queried the governor’s claim that the law is meant to protect farmers and herdsmen, stressing that there is no provision for the so-called ranches, except the intent to establish six detention centres, where seized or ‘arrested’ cattle will be kept and auctioned after seven days, thus legitimising cattle rustling.
“The governor was also not specific on the fines for cattle rustling, unlike the specific penalties for pastoralists, who can be accused of open grazing,” he added.
Bodejo, the Lamido Fulbe Nigeria, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to address the situation by calling Ortom to order.
*Desmond
October 31, 2017 at 3:43 pm
laughable, what embolden them to extent of issuing counter order to the land owners, do they think Buhari will remain in Aso Rock forever?
Julie Ogbu Ebuenyi
October 30, 2017 at 7:35 pm
Licensed terrorist by Buhari
Tobechukwu Adunigwe
October 30, 2017 at 7:26 pm
Middle belt have seen it now
Tobechukwu Adunigwe
October 30, 2017 at 7:26 pm
Lol
Innocent Chibuuzo Okoye
October 30, 2017 at 5:58 pm
OK
Ejike Okol
October 30, 2017 at 3:18 pm
See it yourself licensed to kill and untouchable
Christopher Ochini
October 30, 2017 at 2:24 pm
Go
Nicodemus Mba
October 30, 2017 at 2:06 pm
This is the boko haram
Onyemaechi Tony
October 30, 2017 at 1:26 pm
The truth of Fulani herdsmen terrorist in all the federation will come to light soonest,if APC losses the presidency.
Shame on Governor Ortom
Mgboo Ugochukwu Promsy
October 30, 2017 at 11:56 am
True Terrorrist
Abubakar Sadik Haquri
October 30, 2017 at 11:29 am
Then stop attacking communities
Obinna Kingsley
October 30, 2017 at 11:29 am
Ortom is a coward from the start, he gave this bloodsuckers the room to massacre and to commit all kinds of atrocities, now look at it, they’re now challenging him….. What a coward in power.
Enwerem C Chibuzo
October 30, 2017 at 10:17 am
ok naaa let see the movie play
Angela E Momoh
October 30, 2017 at 10:07 am
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Ekene Udensi
October 30, 2017 at 10:00 am
HAHAHAHAHAHA…
Buhari boys…