Politics
Herdsmen Killings Did Not Start With Buhari — Osinbajo
Prior to 2015 when President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office, there were series of killings by herdsmen in middle belt states which were caused by struggle for land and pasture.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who stated this in Calabar while addressing church leaders and pastors on Tuesday said the killings could be traced to as far back as 1999 and have continued until now.
“We as a government have a responsibility to protect the lives of our people but we also understand clearly, what is happening precedes this administration.
“In Plateau State for a start, there were several killings since 1999 and in 2001, there was a state of emergency there where a civilian governor was sacked and replaced with a military administrator yet the killings continued until 2015”.
Osinbajo stated that the Buhari administration was able to stop the killings in that state when it assumed office in 2015 and for two years until the end of 2017 when the people celebrated two years of no killings in the state but unfortunately it resumed in 2018.
He said the killings are not a Muslim/Christian conflict but a struggle for land, pasture and water which is the reason there are killings in Zamfara state where those killed are Muslims .
“It is convenient for some people to conclude that because the President is a Muslim and a Fulani that is why the killings are taking place but why would a leader want to kill the people who elected him and if you recall, the President won in Benue State -the conflict is strictly a herders /farmers crisis”.
The Vice President said the government is advocating for ranching to address the situation because the number of cattle is increasing in the country and can only get enough pasture through that method.
We cannot continue to have cattle everywhere so every state government has a right to determine whatever way it wants to do with ranching which has to be paid for by those using the ranch because the federal government has no land or funds to establish ranches”.
Speaking on the Leah Sharibu continued kidnap by Boko Haram, the Vice President said the process of negotiation is tedious and full of uncertainty therefore nobody can say definitely when she and other remaining Chibok girls would be released.
“Under the circumstances Boko Haram has been split into two and function independent of each other so we have to do go through it painstakingly”.
He however assured that the government is doing all it can to negotiate with the two groups and ensure the release of the girls and return them to their parents.
Earlier, Dr Lawrence Ekwok, the Chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, and Cross River State asked the Vice President questions on the continued killings by herdsmen, what the government is doing about the release of Leah Sharibu and the continued communal crisis between the people of Ukelle and Izzi of Ebonyi State.
Anonymous
September 12, 2018 at 4:54 pm
And they should continue for ever ? Black African leaders with low IQ.
Anonymous
September 12, 2018 at 4:50 pm
Fake man of God in disguise
Anonymous
September 12, 2018 at 4:40 pm
Should they continue killing, are we accepting the killings as normal way of life in Nigeria, is there still any form of humanity in you.
Anonymous
September 12, 2018 at 4:01 pm
Fake pastor talking rubbish
Anonymous
September 12, 2018 at 3:24 pm
When did foreign herdsmen, Gaddafi’s trained men, and the ones el rufai paid money too, started? I think Too much book makes them mad, and that is VP osinbajo’s problem.
Anonymous
September 12, 2018 at 3:04 pm
Osinbajo,you are one of the weakest vice president in Nigeria history.
Anonymous
September 12, 2018 at 2:59 pm
IS THAT WHY HE IS NOT WILLING TO STOP THE KILLINGS ?
Anonymous
September 12, 2018 at 2:37 pm
So it should continue abi?
Anonymous
September 12, 2018 at 2:30 pm
Yes it is true, it started with osibanjo when he was a lecturer
Anonymous
September 12, 2018 at 12:28 pm
Dwarf criminal
Anonymous
September 12, 2018 at 9:45 am
Voting a clueless government out will not also start with Buhari
Anonymous
September 12, 2018 at 9:38 am
So let it continue,pastor indeed!!!
Anonymous
September 12, 2018 at 6:09 am
So like wise Ipob but why is he out to fight Armless IPOB people ….. the blood of Innocent ppl will set you and your boss to hell fire soon .. useless set of ppl
Anonymous
September 12, 2018 at 5:43 am
Dis man osinabjo is mess…not change u come for or 4propaganda.
Anonymous
September 11, 2018 at 10:23 pm
So, your government has now accepted that they were not from Libya?
You said “herdsmen’s killings” didn’t start under Buhari. So they are well known killers?
What steps did Buhari and you took to quell the onslaught against innocent Nigerians?
In the past, when herdsmen kill people they were given the appropriate responses but under Buhari were licensed and fully protected to kill with impunity to the admiration of Buhari.
Buhari never condemned the Fulani slaughtering campaign but rather Buhari blamed the victims, the invaded towns, Mr. M. Gadaffi and State law against open grazing.
Today, Fulani herdsmen are rewarding Buhari for his support for them by buying him the party’s nomination form.
Some others GOVERNORS like El-rufai who firmly supported their cruising killing campaign has been beautifully rewarded by the same TERRORIST GROUP.
We are now understanding better why Fulani herdsmen operated unhindered and with impunity.
Anonymous
September 11, 2018 at 9:55 pm
But worsen under his watch
Anonymous
September 11, 2018 at 9:49 pm
We expected real change, Sir.
Anonymous
September 11, 2018 at 9:46 pm
It’s really sad that a pastor would resort to lying, in defence of the indefensible. At least he acknowledges that it’s the Fulani herdsman that are the killers. Since the killings predate their regime, they’ll continue, and his Fulani boss cannot bring the killers to book.
Anonymous
September 11, 2018 at 9:29 pm
Why is this man speaking like them
Anonymous
September 11, 2018 at 9:24 pm
Meaning it has come to stay or what,?
Anonymous
September 11, 2018 at 8:48 pm
Y Osibanjo fool like this. Foolish professor from yuruba kindom
Anonymous
September 11, 2018 at 8:45 pm
You see demonic professor.
Anonymous
September 11, 2018 at 8:42 pm
And is not going to end with buhari that’s a pastor talking hell fire is waiting for you
Anonymous
September 11, 2018 at 8:39 pm
So it should continue. Beast of no nation
Anonymous
September 11, 2018 at 8:37 pm
Buhari dictatorship terrorist government is not deferent from Boko Haram and Fulani terrorist group
Anonymous
September 11, 2018 at 8:37 pm
how long shall this Fulani terrorist government last with their agent of terror apc Buhari lifeless president of Fulani headsmen terrorist group??
Anonymous
September 11, 2018 at 8:08 pm
So you know that it’s herdsmen killing Nigeria!
Anonymous
September 11, 2018 at 7:52 pm
God punish u there.idiot.as a Govt,what steps hav u taken to fish out those idoits and possibly stop d killngs.